by Wies Schuiringa | 5 Dec, 2021
Reflection on the Raising Peace Festival Wies Schuiringa, New South Wales Regional Meeting Some things seem like a good idea at the time and then grow into a substantial enterprise. Early 2020, Quakers were invited to join a small group of peace organisations in...
by australianfriend | 5 Dec, 2021
Update: AUKUS Opposition On 16 September 2021, the Australia-UK-US trilateral security pact (AUKUS) was jointly announced by the leaders of the three countries. Although the public focus of the Pact has been primarily on nuclear powered submarines, there are many...
by Fleur Bayley | 5 Dec, 2021
QSA Notes: Partners deliver innovative activities to meet the specific needs of their local communities Fleur Bayley | QSA Project Manager Local organisations know what their local communities need and are best placed to provide services and support appropriate to the...
by Peter Williams, Gryff Jamieson-Ballard | 5 Dec, 2021
Advices and Queries for Nontheists Gryff and Peter Peter Williams and Gryff Jamieson-Ballard, Victoria Regional Meeting In the 378 responses to the 2014 Australian Quaker Survey, when asked “Do you believe in God” 62% of Australian Quakers answered yes, 13% no, and...
by Dorothy Scott | 5 Dec, 2021
“Doing Good Well” – is there a Quaker Way? Dorothy Scott, Victoria Regional Meeting In the year 2000 I was walking through the laneways of York, trying to find my way to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. On my return to Australia, I was to take up the leadership of a...
by Rae Litting | 5 Dec, 2021
The Kingdom of God Is Near? Rae Litting, New South Wales Regional Meeting There are many references in the Gospels to the Kingdom of God. In Matthew’s gospel, the preaching about the Kingdom of God begins with John the Baptist, who calls people to “turn away from...
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