Jun 8, 2015
The world faces a refugee crisis that is beyond the capacity of any single nation to resolve. 17 million people are outside their home country and in need of protection. Two thirds of this population are in “protracted” situations, which are defined as...
Apr 13, 2015
Australian Baptist Ministries Public Issues Advisory Committee BRIEFING PAPER ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT – 13 April 2015
Feb 19, 2015
Never again: Let’s end the detention of children once and for all. The report of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention provides compelling evidence of the need for Australia to cease the detention of...
Dec 1, 2014
Public Issues Advisory Committee GAMBLING Approved by the National Council November 2014 Between 80,000 and 160,000 Australian adults have severe gambling problems and the estimated negative social cost of gambling to Australia is at least $4.7 billion, when measured...
May 14, 2014
Australian Baptist Ministries welcomes the Abbott Government’s delivery on its election promise to strengthen support for school chaplaincy by allocating $245 million to chaplaincy programs in about 2900 schools over the next four years. Former Prime Minister John...
