The Australian Friend

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...

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...

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...

  Friends Eastern Meeting is a smallish meeting, usually about six to eight people.  But today was unusual as we had two new people.  One was a young woman in her twenties and the other, an...

Photo:  Joyce Ajlouny (middle back row) with members of QSA, Women in Development and Quaker Peace and Legislation Committee 4 May 2026.Joyce Ajlourny spoke with a strong clarity of purpose for...

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