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November 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 (111 reads)
Why do asylum seekers panic Australians? - This editorial by Bruce Duncan comments on the media frenzy that accompanied the arrival of asylum seekers by boat, and argues that Australia can handle refugees much more humanely .[Summary]
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The Population Debate Again - Recent figures on Australia's predicted population growth are being linked in the public mind to climate change.[Summary]
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October 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009 (119 reads)
Editorial by Dr Rowan Ireland on public policy and religious values
discusses the interaction between religious perspectives in a secular world, contemplation and action.
Public Forum on Pope Benedict's Caritas in Veritate
with Melbourne's Anglican Archbishop, Philip Freier; Ms Julie Edwards (CEO Jesuit Social Services); and Dr Rufus Black (Master of Ormond College),
Thursday 19 November 7.30 pm, Centre for Theology and Ministry, 1 Morrison Close, Parkville.
SPC AGM Wednesday 25 November, 7.30 pm, Study Centre Box Hill
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September 2009
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 (126 reads)
Churches urge social action: Social Justice Statements
by National Council of Churches of Australia and
by Catholic bishops
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John langmore on Global financial crisis
Stephen Ames on Science and Religion at St Paul's Cathedral
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August 2009
Saturday, August 01, 2009 (125 reads)
Editorial: Will we lose this chance to reform our economies?
How Pope Benedict challenges global economics.
Plus Prof. Brian Johnstone on Iraq/Afghan wars
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June 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 (108 reads)
The interaction between religion, politics and conscience hit the headlines with disputes over President Obama's address at Notre Dame University.
Also, Pope's social encyclical delayed again: confronting neoliberalism.
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March 2009
Wednesday, April 01, 2009 (189 reads)
What do the bushfires mean for Victoria?
How will we respond to climate change?
Plus SPC events on Taxation; and Global Warming
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February 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009 (277 reads)
Lessons from the Firestorm
Bushfires shock Victoria with huge death toll and wide destruction, but carry a more ominous warning about climate change.
* Obama's efforts to reform US capitalism
* Rudd, Abbot and the churches on 'neo-liberalism' and economic philosophy
* Professor Brian Howe to launch Yarra Institute for Religion and Social Policy in April
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December 2008 - January 2009
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 (442 reads)
'One
fears that we have squandered the years of plenty when the world could
have made massive inroads into the eradication of global hunger and
poverty at a comparatively modest cost.'
* The shock waves from the US financial collapse are still sending tsunamis through the global economy
* Memorandum of Understanding between Yarra Theological Union and the Yarra Institute for Religion and Social Policy signed
* SPC understands its brief as covering the broader range of questions about values in society and their policy implications
* Christmas message
* Past achievements and future priorities
* Special thanks to Emmy Silvius
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