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Robyn Douglass

Robyn Douglass grew up in Sydney and Melbourne, completing a journalism cadetship at the Anglican newspaper in Victoria. In South Australia, she has worked for church, local, and national media.

Sydney Anglicans Respond with Compassion After Bondi Shooting

Members of Bondi Anglican Church comforted witnesses to the horrific shooting late into the night and marched in support of their Jewish neighbors.

Evangelical to Lead Australian Church

A graduate of Sydney’s Moore Theological College, Mark Short calls for interdependence across the decentralized church’s strong divisions on hot-button issues.

Australian Anglicans Condemn Anti-Semitism

Australia’s acting primate strongly condemned recent attacks on a Melbourne synagogue, whose neighboring Anglican congregation is now hosting Sabbath meals in the church hall.

From Australia, a Creed of Biblical Sexuality

The short statement endorses sexual relations only within traditional marriage, chastity beyond, affirms that God has created male and female.

Australian Primate Plans Two-Step Retirement

Geoffrey Smith and his wife, Lynn, will return to the East Coast city of Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Australian Anglicans Reconnect with Evangelism

The Anglican Church of Australia’s “Hope25” has united the church with energy and enthusiasm.

Australian Church Festival Keeps Hope Alive

The Diocese of Adelaide made an early start on Hope25, staging a week-long curtain-raiser, Festival of Hope in Theology and the Arts, on February 10-16.

Anglican Church of Australia Debates Chastity

The Diocese of Perth is the latest to amend Faithfulness in Service guidelines, a national code regarding behavior for clergy and church workers.

Australian Anglicans Take the Church to the People

Low-church bodies lead the charge to remove traditional elements that might be seen as a barrier to engagement.

Sydney Trims Marriage Ethic Pledge for School Leaders

The Diocese of Sydney’s synod has eliminated a provision of its governance policy that required lay officials of diocesan-affiliated schools and aid agencies to profess their belief in a traditional ethic of sex and marriage.