From The Guardian-The head of the Anglican church in Australia has condemned the decision by the immigration minister, Peter Dutton, to cut welfare services from 100 asylum seekers and refugees in Australia as a callous attack on vulnerable people.
The Anglican primate of Australia, Melbourne Archbishop Philip Freier, spoke at the church’s triennial synod on Monday, telling delegates from Australia’s 23 Anglican dioceses that refugee policy was a matter about which many politicians would like churches to stay silent.
“But it should be a matter of conscience for all Australians that we have kept asylum seekers in deliberately callous conditions,” he said. “Here many of them have suffered trauma and stress, especially defenceless children.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/sep/04/anglican-church-leader-says-cuts-to-asylum-seeker-welfare-support-callous
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