Displaying items by tag: human rights

Friday, 31 March 2017 17:21

Standing Firm Against Racial Discrimination

The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has welcomed the Senate’s decision not to change the Racial Discrimination Act.

Published in News
Friday, 10 March 2017 16:54

Freedom of Religion

The Uniting Church in Australia has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Human Rights Sub-Committee.

Published in Submissions
Wednesday, 22 March 2017 16:08

Don't change Section 18C

A statement by President Stuart McMillan: The Uniting Church in Australia does not support the watering down of existing legal protections in the Federal Racial Discrimination Act.

Published in News
Wednesday, 08 March 2017 16:17

Ratification of OPCAT

The President of the Uniting Church in Australia has written to the Prime Minister to commend his Government for the decision to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture.

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The Uniting Church in Australia calls on the Federal Government to make the right decision and leave sections 18C and 18D of the Racial Discrimination Act unchanged.
Published in News
Thursday, 13 October 2016 10:32

Advocacy Brief: Aged care funding cuts

The Government has proposed funding cuts to the aged care system.