Below is record of thereports to the NSW General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church dating back to 1978 on matters relating to the Church and Nation Committee. Resolutions made at those assemblies and many papers on specific issues are not included here but can be accessed on issues of substance from the ARCHIVES page of the website
Please note that from 1978 to 1984 papers on specific subjects were included within the Assembly Report. Following that year they were published separately in a set of supplementary papers . These are included in the web page under Archived Papers.
From 1985 onwards the Assembly Reports largely dealt with the activities of the Church and Nation Committee.
1978
Alcohol & Drugs
Casinos
Royal Commission on Human Relationships
Hardship in the Rural Sector
Use of Energy Resources and the
Report to the Assembly
1979
State of Education in NSW
Pentecostalism & Charismatic Renewal
The Cults
Youth Unemployment
Social Reform and Democratisation
The Rule of Law
Homosexuality in Australia
Alcohol and Suffering and the
Report to the Assembly
1980
The State of Education in NSW
The Quality of Life in the Ministry and the
Report to the Assembly
1981
Marriage and Divorce with Special
Reference to Divorce within the Eldership
The Church’s Use of Property
Ecumenical Services
Single People in the Life of the Church
The Quality of Life in the Ministry
The State of Education in NSW and the
Report to the Assembly
1982
Organised Labour in Contemporary in Australia
Marriage and Divorce with Special
Reference to Divorce within the Eldership
Singles in the Life of the Church
Discussion Paper on the Pastoral Care of the Minister and his Family and the
Report to the Assembly
1983
Report only
1984
Demonstrations
The Peace Movement
The Pastoral Care of the Minister and his Family
Ministers’ Housing and the Manse Concept
English Literature for Senior Secondary Years and the
Report to the Assembly
The following years contain only the report of the Committee to the Assembly
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007