Current Letter Writing Actions

Preventing Deepfakes from causing Real Harm

Deepfake images generated using AI can be used to cause serious harm, especially when used to create sexually exploitive material of children and adults. In a study across 11 countries, at least 1.2 million children disclosed having their images manipulated into sexually explicit deepfakes in the past year. In some countries, this represented as much as 1 in 25 children. While it is possible to regulate the sector, apps, and corporations that enable this abuse, Australia is lagging far behind other countries that have acted. Help by writing to convince the Australian to prevent further harm, and that solutions already exist in other countries that can be explored.

Click to Download this letter writing action

Tax Reform to Address the Housing Crisis in Australia

The Australian Dream of homeownership is now out of reach for too many Australians, at the same time housing security broadly is worsening. Without a secure home, people are less likely to leave family violence situations, find a job or attend to health problems. Capital Gains Tax (CGT) discounts and negative gearing privilege some, but at the expense of younger generations. Help us encourage the Australian government that there are some Australians who support reform to CGT to make housing fairer.

Click to Download this letter writing action

Developing a UN Tax Cooperation Convention April

2017 research found 40% of multinational corporations transferred profits to tax havens. President Trump recently undermined an agreement between 147 governments that would have seen all large multinational corporations having to pay a minimum 15% tax on their profits globally. However, the push for a UN Tax convention is alive, and could still achieve global equality and fairness. The Australian Government is not participating in the development of the Convention, help advocate for Australia taking an active role in obtaining socially just tax outcomes globally.

Click to Download this letter writing action

The Need for Further Housing Reforms in Victoria

In 2020, the Victorian Government announced $5.3 billion for a Big Housing Build. As of January 2025, it had built or is building 10,000 new homes. Victoria continues to have the lowest proportion of social housing of any state in Australia. ‘Social housing’ means both government-run public housing and housing run by non-government community organisations. In the last year, the Victorian Government cut social housing spending from $2.36 billion to $2.16 billion, and still intendeds to demolish Melbourne’s Public housing towers and replace them with Community Housing. Help us voice concerns over Victoria’s housing policy, and for no reduction in public housing.

Click to Download this letter writing action

Resources

World Environment Day

The United Nations designated 5 June as World Environment Day to highlight that the protection and health of the environment are major issues that affect people’s well-being and economic development worldwide.

The theme for World Environment Day for 2026 is “A Global Call for Climate Action”. The 2026 theme underscores that climate action is not just about reducing carbon emissions—it is about rethinking the systems that power our economies and repairing our relationship with the climate. By doing so, we can secure a safer, healthier, and more just future for all.

This resource offers Congregations and Faith Communities ways to engage with World Environment Day on 5 June 2026

Click to download this Resource

Friends of Standing Together

Standing Together is a progressive grassroots movement organising Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel against the occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem and for peace, equality, and social justice. They know that the majority of people have far more in common than what sets them apart and only a tiny minority benefits from the status quo. The future they seek — peace and independence for Palestinians and Israelis, full equality for everyone, and true social, economic, and environmental justice — is possible. As the largest Palestinian-Jewish grassroots movement in Israel, they are committed to creating an alternative to the existing reality by building the political power to make it happen.

More about them can be found here

Watch this video to see members of Standing Together in Action.

Friends of Standing Together Sydney chapter. The Synod has decided to be part of forming Friends of Standing Together Melbourne (Naarm).

Friends of Standing Together Melbourne (Naarm) will:

Raise local awareness of the philosophy, goals and work Standing Together does on the ground in Israel /Palestine;

Fundraise for Standing Together (tax-deductible donations can be made through https://www.nif.org.au/standing_together; and,

Facilitate interfaith dialogue towards the outcomes Standing Together is seeking.

Click to download the flyer

Covenanting Pathways Toolkit and Other Resources

Launched 2025, consider using these resources to learn how you and your community of faith might learn more about Covenanting in the Uniting Church. The Covenanting Pathways Toolkit and its supporting resources were designed for a Victoria and Tasmania to explore contemporary pathways to connect, or re-connect with Covenanting.

Click for the toolkit and other resources