The Australian Friend
Journal of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia
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The Australian Friend is the official journal of The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia Inc. It has been continuously published since 1887. There are four issues per year, in March, June, September and December.
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The Australian Friend September 2026
PEACE‘Urban Vision’ – a dream of peace and equality in an Afghan city A painting by Mahnaz, younger sister of the poet Nazila Narwan.
Editorial September 2026
‘Urban Vision’ – a dream of peace and equality in an Afghan city A painting by Mahnaz, younger sister of the poet Nazila Narwan.The theme that comes through very strongly in this issue is ‘peace’ at...
This I Can Say
I am in my third week at the Hermitage, staying in Villa Francois, a yurt in the middle of a paddock, another paddock away from the Centre proper, and the labyrinth and chapel, both which I frequent...
The Evolution of a Shared Consciousness
Paul Carter Wahroonga Local Meeting ‘I have a dream,’ Martin Luther King Jr. famously declared. In doing so he captured his hopes and aspirations for a more equal, just and racially tolerant...
New Draft Version of Advices & Queries 19
Photo: The SWQC course run by Helen Gould and Rowe Morrow on Thriving Through Crisis used Quaker, Buddhist and permaculture ‘practices’. Back: Raina Emerson, L–R middle Anne Felton (Resident...
In Forests
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On Being a poet, and being a Friend
The encouragements of poet Wendell Berry (1934–2026)From Wendell Berry’s ‘How to Be a Poet to remind myself’ The complete poem can be found at...
In Pursuit of Peace
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The Future is Peace – Book Review by Reg Naulty Canberra Meeting
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QSA Notes
Building positive peace through developmentAt Australian Yearly Meeting, Fleur Bailey reflected on how QSA’s country partners are responding to global instability, conflict and rising fuel and...
The Australian Friend 1982-1988
What a Joy and what a way to listen to what Friends have to say. The opportunity came in 1982 when Ross Cooper (VRM) laid down his editorship leading to firstly David Evans and then Topsy Evans...
Contributions, and other Administrative Matters Updated September 2026
The interconnected stories of Quaker resistance to nuclear ‘tests’ in the Pacific
The following is a very short summary of three books, Grappling with the Bomb, The Voyage of the Golden Rule, and The Forbidden Voyage. {This late entry to the June Issue -online version only- has...
The Australian Friend
Editorial June 2026
The focal theme for this issue is SimplicityThe Australian Friend- June 2026 Issue. The focal theme for this issue is Simplicity. The Quaker Testimony of Simplicity, affirms the need to lead a life...
2026 Yearly Meeting
Queensland Regional Meeting (QRM) is excited to be hosting the upcoming online July-August 2026 Yearly Meeting. We were asked by the Yearly Meeting Organising Committee (YMOC) to trial this...
Notice of the August 2026 Yearly Meeting for Quakers Australia
The Quakers Australia Yearly Meeting in August 2026 will be held online:starting on Saturday 1 August at 10:15 am AESTand finishing on Sunday 2 August 2026 at 6:30 pm AEST. The agenda and relevant...
June 2026 Issue The Australian Friend: SIMPLICITY
The Friend Issue 0626 june 2026 ISSN 1326-0936 The Australian Friend is a web journal published on line at: AustralianFriend.org. This online version includes the full range of content available in...