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“…and the books were opened.”

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 by David Ould

This morning saw the release of a set of 45 year old documents, previously kept as secret as secret can be since 1975. The ‘Palace Letters’ were the correspondence between the then Governor-General of Australia Sir John Kerr and the office of…

Ministry

What future has the Anglican Church of Australia?

October 28, 2019October 29, 2019 by David Ould

There can now be no doubt that the Anglican Church of Australia is headed towards a crisis moment. Some might argue it has been a long time coming but recent events have catalyzed the sense that we are rapidly arriving at a moment of decision. So…

Church History

The opened eyes of Wilberforce

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 by David Ould

The royal assent which was given to the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act on 25 March 1807 represented the fruition of 18 years of persistence for William Wilberforce who introduced his first bill outlawing the slave trade in the British Empire…