The General Synod of the Anglican Church in Australia recently passed a number of resolutions relating to climate change. One of them 'requests all organisational units within the Anglican Church of Australia to reduce their environmental footprint through best practice energy use, water use, and waste disposal. But what is the value of such resolutions? In this briefing, we will argue that they are realistic and helpful. We will also consider what makes people sometimes respond cynically or negatively to resolutions such as these.

The Anglican Church is now at the forefront of protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse, after agreeing to establish a comprehensive national register of complaints against its churchworkers.

The General Synod program is pretty intense "“ most days 8:15am "“ 9:00pm. But one of the real joys is the way it gives you extended time to get to know Christians from your own and others dioceses, over lunch or dinner breaks.

It looks highly unlikely Australian Anglicans will offer US Episcopal bishops any clear support for their attempts to re-enter full participation in the worldwide Anglican Communion, despite two senior Anglicans backing the American bishops.

First a follow-up to my blog two days ago: Im glad to say that answers to questions have been posted on a noticeboard for people to refer to, thanks to swift action by General Synod staff.

Theres more than one way to fill a skip, according to parishioners at Naremburn/Cammeray Anglican Church.

Debate is hotting up today, yet it is without rancour. Finally we were getting somewhere at General Synod, with a better balance of motions rather than just legislation.

Archbishop Peter Jensen has addressed General Synod this week on the statement issued by the US House of Bishops last month.