The Prime Minister John Howard joined Australians in prayer yesterday as hundreds braved the wind and rain to gather at St Andrews Cathedral for a special service in the wake of Londons terror bombings.

The Archbishop of Brisbane, the Most Rev Phillip Aspinall, has been elected primate of the Anglican Church of Australia in Sydney today.

Australian Cricket Chaplain Dr Mark Tronson spent a worrying 14 hours last night praying that his two children staying a street away from one of the London explosions were not injured or killed in the series of devastating terrorist attacks.

The Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Rev Peter Jensen, has reached out to the Bishop of London and the beleaguered people of that city in the wake of the terrorist attacks.

Church leaders around the world are calling on all people of faith to offer prayers for those caught up in the series of explosions that have rocked London in the past 24 hours.

During university semesters Blakehurst parishioner Ian Morrison may be a mild mannered architecture student. But as the sun rises on the July school holidays he is transformed into Mullet Man - heroic master of Bible stories and messy games.

A small Blue Mountains congregation has opted to join the Diocese of Bathurst rather than face the permanent closure of their church.

The General Synod of the Anglican Church will begin its search for a new national leader in Sydney on Saturday as members gather to vote for the denominations next primate.