The Uniting Church in Australia statement An Economy of Life speaks to a vision of human wholeness and wellbeing grounded in the values of the reign of God: love (of God and each other, even our enemy and especially those most vulnerable), justice, peace, grace, mercy and forgiveness, hospitality, inclusion, connectedness and compassion.

This is a resource to help you talk to your local politician, your friends, work colleagues and congregation about why asylum seeker children should not be detained in immigration detention centres.

June 5

World Environment Day was established by the United Nations in 1972 to stimulate worldwide awareness of the environment and encourage political attention and action. It is celebrated annually on 5 June. The theme for World Environment Day this year is ‘Raise your voice, not the sea level’, focusing on the threat climate change presents to people and  creatures who live in low lying land regions, especially small islands.

When the Government failed in its attempt to reintroduce Temporary Protection Visas in December 2013, it looked for another way to ensure that asylum seekers arriving by boat would not be granted a permanent protection visa.

The reintroduction of Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) was a key pre-election policy of the Government. 

In 2000, the Ninth Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia expressed our commitment to seek "fair, humanitarian, adequately resourced and culturally appropriate government policies and procedures for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers".