The Uniting Church has today called on Australia's political leaders to stop using asylum seekers as political footballs.

The Uniting Church has today expressed its disappointment with some of the recommendations handed down from the recent parliamentary inquiry into immigration detention in Australia.

The Uniting Church in Australia has today welcomed the detention policy changes announced by the Minister for Immigration, Senator Chris Evans.

The National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia has today welcomed the Rudd Government's initiative to end the detention of asylum seekers on the island nation of Nauru.

Uniting Church leaders today condemned the Minister for Immigration's comments that Sudanese humanitarian entrants should not have access to resettlement due to their lower level of education and experience of violence.

UnitingJustice says that by revoking the visa of Dr Mohammed Haneef the Howard Government is using the Migration Act to undermine the legal system.

The Uniting Church today expressed its extreme dismay at the Prime Minister's comments that migrants and refugees with leprosy and HIV/AIDS should not be allowed into Australia.

Uniting Church leaders today condemned the Government's plan to detain more asylum seekers on Nauru as inhumane, and urged Senators to vote against the Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 currently before the Parliament.

The Uniting Church in Australia today criticised Cabinet's decision to process asylum seekers offshore and tighten maritime surveillance, labelling it an act of moral abandonment and a decline in Australia's commitment to human rights.

The Uniting Church today expressed its gratitude to Petro Georgiou, Judi Moylan, Bruce Baird and Russell Broadbent for their courage and persistence, and their unfailing commitment to improving the lives of some of Australia's most vulnerable people.