The Hindu Council of Australia will conduct a one-day conference on July 3rd, to consider Hindu Religion in Australia — Its Roots and Growth. The Conference will be held from 9 am – 5pm at Sydney Olympic Park on 3rd of July, 2021
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Align your finances with your faith to protect the planet
The Australian Religious Response to Climate Change Living the Change event is a sequential series of three small group monthly sessions in which participants share, learn and discuss within a multifaith group issues surrounding aligning your finances and faith to protect the planet by divesting from fossil fuels.
Federal Court finds Duty of Care for Young People and Climate Change
The Federal Court of Australia has found the environment minister, Sussan Ley, has a duty of care to protect young people from the climate crisis in a judgment hailed by lawyers and teenagers who brought the case as a world first.
Eight teenagers and an octogenarian nun had sought an injunction to prevent Ley approving a proposal by Whitehaven Coal to expand the Vickery coalmine in northern New South Wales, arguing the minister had a common law duty of care to protect younger people against future harm from climate change.
Justice Mordecai Bromberg found the minister had a duty of care to not act in a way that would cause future harm to younger people. But he did not grant the injunction as he was not satisfied the minister would breach her duty of care.
Celebrating Vesak, or “Buddha Day”
Lanterns at the Seoul Lantern Festival, which is held for Vesak. Photo by Tennesse Wanderer
Vesak, also known as “Buddha Day” falls on May 26 this year. It marks the birth, enlightenment, and death of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, born 2,600 years ago. These three significant events in the Buddha’s life are all said to have happened on the same day many years apart.
Vesak 2021 – Message from the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon. Scott Morrison, gives a message to all on occasion of Vesak, the Buddhist Festival that observes the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.
UN World Interfaith Harmony Week Lecture 2021
On 10 May 2021, the Parliamentary Friends of Multiculturalism in partnership with Religions for Peace Australia and the Canberra Interfaith Forum hosted the annual UN World Interfaith Harmony Week Lecture at the Theo Notaras Centre. The lecture was given by the indigenous Senator, Sen. Patrick Dodson. The topic addressed by Senator Dodson was Reconciliation and Multifaith: Aboriginal Worldviews and the Christian Heritage.
National Palliative Care Week
National Palliative Care Week 2021 will be held from Sunday 23 May – Saturday 29 May, with the theme “Palliative Care It’s more than you think.”, which seeks to raise awareness about the many benefits of quality palliative care. One of the great myths about palliative care is that it is only a synonym for end-of-life care. It is so much more than that.
The Yoo-rrook Justice Commission: some facts about truth-telling
In the Wemba Wemba language Yoo-rrook means “truth”. The Wemba Wemba, also known as the Wamba Wamba, are a people from north-west Victoria and the NSW Riverina.
Ecumenical Groups gather to prepare for UN Climate talks
On the road to the next UN Climate Conference (the 26th Conference of Parties, or COP 26), churches and groups from a range of Christian traditions organised a webinar titled, “Raise Your Voice in Faith for Climate Justice,” on 13 May as part of the Global Action and Prayer for Climate Justice.
Stories beyond COVID: A Celebration of Life
Stories beyond COVID: A Celebration of Life – is the work of the Islamic Council of Victoria and will be streamed live over several days using Facebook Live, commencing evening 24 May 2021 through evening 28 May 2021.
Violence against civilians in Gaza and in Jerusalem
The Secretary General of Religions for Peace International issues a statement calling for violence against civilians in Gaza and in Jerusalem to cease and come to a halt. Cycles of violence produce no productive nor sustained solutions. “Violence Against Civilians in Gaza and Jerusalem is … Failed Leadership”.
World Council of Churches: Statement on Israel and Palestine
The World Council of Churches is following developments in Israel and Palestine with mounting alarm and profound grief at the rising toll of people killed and injured in the escalating violence. We appeal urgently to all parties to step back from the brink of even more deadly and destructive conflict.
