Australia is one of the world’s great migrant communities. Sometimes, this is resented, as though those of us who arrived in the first wave of European migration have the right to keep the place to ourselves. In fact, the successive waves of migrants have been to our great benefit, and the Australia that we are all building is truly wonderful place. The challenge for us is not to be hostile to these precious newcomers, not to be indifferent, but to be genuinely welcoming. How can we achieve that?

Archbishop Peter Jensen and the five regional bishops of the Diocese of Sydney have released a statement on the 'crisis in the Anglican Communion'. They refer to the appointment of a gay activist to be Bishop of Reading in the UK, the blessing of same sex unions in the Diocese of New Westminster, Canada, and the election of the Rev Gene Robinson, a clergyman living in a homosexual relationship, to be a bishop in New Hampshire Diocese, USA.

Statement from the Archbishop of Sydney and the Regional Bishops of the Diocese of Sydney on developments in the Anglican Communion