• Building an Economy for Life Booklet
• Hot Issues Briefs
• Issues Papers
• Additional Resources
• News
• Events - candidates forums in your area

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Building an Economy for Life invites you to consider the values which underpin the policies of the political parties and candidates who are asking us to give them the responsibility of national leadership.

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Building an Economy for Life Booklet

The cornerstone of the resources is the Building an Economy for Life booklet, which explores some of the major areas of public policy and current issues from a Christian perspective on human and ecological wellbeing.
A fuller introduction to the theology and more detailed information about the purpose of the resource can be found here.

The booklet also includes an election toolkit with useful links to information on all things politics and elections and suggestions for planning activities such as pre-election candidates forums and a meeting with your local MP or candidates.

Click here to download the booklet

You can obtain hard copies of this booklet, free of charge, by contacting the Assembly office, on 02 8267 4300 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Hot Issues

The Hot Issues papers are A5 sized flyers that take a snap-shot look at particular topical issues such as Indigenous health, the Northern Territory intervention, gender pay equity, freedom of religion and multiculturalism. Several of these papers are available in hard copy - contact the Assembly office to place an order, on 02 8267 4300 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

• Alcohol Misuse
• Christmas Island
• Taking the “Dis” out of Disability
• Gambling
• The State of Indigenous Health
• Northern Territory Indigenous Intervention
• Multiculturalism in Australia
• People Trafficking
• Freedom of Religion (web-only)
• Gender Pay Equity (web-only)
• A Tax on Financial Transactions (web-only)
• Asylum Seekers and Offshore Processing (web-only)
• Vital Services for All Who Need Them (web only)

* all Federal Election 2010 resources have been printed on ‘carbon neutral’ paper

Issues Papers

These web-only papers offer a more in-depth look at the issues and policies covered in the Building an Economy for Life booklet. Papers have been contributed from many parts of the Church, including the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress and numerous Assembly agencies and units.

• Recognition and Respect: Justice for Indigenous Australians
• Protecting the Persecuted: Compassion for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
• Tackling Climate Change: Ensuring our Future
• Beyond the Urban Fringe: Issues for Outback Australia
• Protecting Human Rights
• Justice in Income Support
• Sharing the Wealth: A Just and Progressive Taxation System
• A Decent Life for Older People
• Embracing our Diversity: A Multicultural, Multi-faith Society
• Justice in International Development

Additional Resources

UnitingCare Australia Election Resources: A decent life for everyone in Australia

UnitingCare's resources cover many of the important policy issues in this election: care for older Australians, cost of living pressures, outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families, and sustainability in social service provision.

How to plan a candidates forum

Read the statement ‘An Economy of Life' adopted by the 12^th Assembly

Worship resources

These prayers have been prepared by the Uniting Church in Australia’s Assembly Working Group on Worship. They are inspired by the theology and the ideas of the statement An Economy of Life: Re-imagining human progress for a flourishing world. The themes they address make them particularly suitable for use in worship and private prayer in conjunction with the Federal Election 2010 resources.

News

20.07.2010 Media Release: Uniting Church calls for an election campaign with ‘vision’

22.07.2010 News Item: Superficial poll debates simply 'demean' voters

Events

Queensland

4 August Broadwater Uniting Church click here for more information

9 August St Paul's Uniting Church click here for more information

Western Australia

7 August Tangney electorate - Mount Pleasant Uniting Church, 4pm

9 August Hasluck electorate (organised by Foothills Uniting Church) click here for more information

Victoria

18 August Maribyrnong electorate - Ascot Vale Uniting Church 7:30pm click here for more information

Make Poverty History Electoral Forums

These events are happening in electorates across the country. For more information, see the MPH website