Quakers Australia

10/08/2026

The Pacific was forged in the fires of nuclear testing. 315 weapons were tested across the region. Islands scarred. Waters poisoned. Communities displaced. Families still live with the consequences.

In a powerful new article, our Nuclear Truth Project partner Merewalesi Tuilau asks what Australia's AUKUS submarine program means for a region that has already paid dearly for the nuclear age. She writes about consent, about trust, and about a Blue Pacific that is not negotiable.

Mere sets out the concrete risks: highly enriched uranium in spent fuel, weapons-usable material that will outlast generations, and a program advancing without Pacific consent or the consent of Aboriginal Traditional Owners.

She asks a direct question. Can Australia champion a Pacific-led future while increasing nuclear risks in the region's waters?

Mere Tuilau is a Director of Fiji Nuclear Veterans and Families and a Nuclear Weapons expert for Fiji with International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)

Merewalesi Tuilau, Director of Fiji Nuclear Test Veterans & Families Association writes why the Blue Pacific Continent is not negotiable when it comes to AUKUS.

30/07/2026

Addressing Challenges of Sustainability in our Quaker Communities

Join Adwoa Burnley at August Online Yearly Meeting as she shares from nearly 20 years of experience in Quaker clerking roles in Scotland and Britain.

Adwoa will reflect on discernment and listening to the Inner Light when navigating structural change in our Meetings, and on how Quaker discipline in Meeting for Worship for Business can help our communities grow and learn together.

Friday 31 July
6:30 pm AEST | 6 pm SA/NT | 4:30 pm WA

Register:

Welcome We warmly invite you to our mid-year gathering Yearly Meeting being held online over two weeks from Tuesday 21 July to Sunday 2 August. The formal sessions will on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August. Local gatherings We hope there will be many small gatherings or "pods" formed by local meetings....

21/07/2026

Quakers are a proud partner of ICAN Australia and stand with them and all these parliamentarians calling for the Anthony Albanese Government to sign the Nuclear Ban Treaty now.

Penny Wong - Senator for SA

08/07/2026

A year ago today FWCC General Secretary Tim Gee gave the Backhouse Lecture at Australia Yearly Meeting, sharing a first hand account of the diverse Quaker movement around the world.

Today, the full text is released for free on the Quakers Australia website, including a section on the epistle of James, and an appendix with some Bible passages set to well known tunes.

https://www.quakersaustralia.info/resources/backhouse-lectures

A few print copies are left, at the Seed Café in London ( https://bookshop.quaker.org.uk/the-seed-is-in-all-a-journey-through-the-quaker-world_9781923435087 ) and IP Publications in Australia: https://ipoz.biz/quakers-publications/ .

The video is also available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXJtu7ZKnM&t=7s and

03/07/2026

We have had the absolute joy and challenge of being part of the visit of Friends from the Pacific Islands as they've advocated in Parliament this week. Now you have the chance to join the conversations!

TONIGHT - In Sydney and Melbourne - will be nuclear justice events as we commemorate 80 years since the start of nuclear detonations in the Pacific.

SAT/SUN - Melb/Syd - Decolonising spirituality conversations - with First Nations Christians and Pasifika Christians based in Australia.

All details of all events at https://www.quakersaustralia.org.au/event/invitation-to-join-with-pacific-islander-guests-seeking-nuclear-justice-and-decolonised-faith-communities-sydney-melbourne-canberra/

02/07/2026

⁣Quakers in Australia believe that the right to protest is fundamental to a vibrant and functioning democracy.

Australian governments must be held accountable to the people they serve. When government actions or policies go astray and change is needed, peaceful, nonviolent protest provides an important way for people to share their wisdom, concerns, and insights directly with government.

Peaceful protest also gives voice to those in our communities who may otherwise go unheard.

02/07/2026

𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧

⁣The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia believes that the right to protest is fundamental to a vibrant and functioning democracy.

Australian governments must be held accountable to the people they serve. When government actions or policies go astray and change is needed, peaceful, nonviolent protest provides an important way for people to share their wisdom, concerns, and insights directly with government.

Peaceful protest also gives voice to those in our communities who may otherwise go unheard.

— Duncan Frewin, Presiding Clerk
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia

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01/07/2026

Quakers were honoured to stand with our friends from the Pacific Conference of Churches today to honour the pain of the past and commit to action for the future.

Join events in next few days. Details at https://www.quakersaustralia.org.au/event/invitation-to-join-with-pacific-islander-guests-seeking-nuclear-justice-and-decolonised-faith-communities-sydney-melbourne-canberra/

18/06/2026

Quakers Australia is supporting Earth & Community: A Living Canvas, a new exhibition by the Launceston Art Society, made possible through the Jane Walker Bequest.

The exhibition explores themes of environment, place, community, and connection, with artists reflecting on values such as Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Earthcare.

If you’re in northern Tasmania, we encourage you to visit and support local artists.

Albert Hall Atrium, Launceston
20–25 June 2026
10:00am–3:00pm daily
Opening: Saturday 20 June, 11:00am
Free entry.

We are a not-for-profit organisation for all types of artists in and around Launceston.

18/06/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED: SYDNEY DECOLONISING SPIRITUALITY TALANOA!

Book now at https://bit.ly/4a3Ap3g
For all the other opportunities to stand with our guests during their quest for nuclear justice - https://bit.ly/4vM5KQ9