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Order of Malta Australia

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  • 16/01/2017

    Save the Date: Upcoming Celebrations, Pilgrimages and Fundraisers

    Lourdes Day Mass – Adelaide Saturday 11 February 10 am at St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral   Coats for the Homeless Breakfast Thursday 30 March 7.30 am at The Brisbane Club Guest Speaker: Mr Damien Frawley, Chief Executive, Queensland Investment Corporation For further information, please contact the Qld Branch Chair, Hon Justice Martin Daubney, at martin.daubney@outlook.com […]

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  • 16/01/2017

    In pictures: Lourdes Day Mass Sydney 2016

    On Saturday 3 December 2016, Lourdes Day Mass celebrations were held in Sydney. The Lourdes Day mass is an important event for the Order of Malta with Branches organising annual celebrations each year. The celebrations are open to all but those who are sick or facing health challenges and wanting good health are particularly encouraged […]

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  • 21/12/2016

    QLD Branch Christmas Mass and Dinner 2016

    On 13 December 2016 saw the Queensland Branch of the Order of Malta celebrate a Christmas Mass and Dinner with The Most Reverend Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane, our Magistral Chaplains, family and friends. Present with our Knights, Dames and Young Volunteers were the National President, Confrere Dr. Ian Marshall, Mr David Slater, member of […]

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  • 14/12/2016

    Syria: Major concern for civil population in Aleppo

    Malteser International distributes tents and blankets in Idlib Reports from the ongoing advance of the Syrian Armed Forces in East Aleppo indicate that the government offensive is taking place amidst a pattern of disregard for human rights and international law. “The situation is highly threatening, and the extent of the human suffering taking place is […]

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  • 08/12/2016

    Video: St Patrick’s Cathedral fills for the annual Lourdes Mass

    Article by melbournecatholic.org.au Sunday 4 December 2016 Media and Communications Office. Archbishop of Melbourne Dens Hart was principal celebrant again this year, for the annual Lourdes Day Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne.   Concelebrating with the Archbishop were Bishop Terry Curtin, Fr Brian Boyle, Fr Joe Caddy, Fr Gerald O’Collins SJ, and Fr […]

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  • 01/12/2016

    Gallery: Silver Jubilee Thanksgiving Mass

    Knights and Dames of the Queensland Branch of the Order of Malta were invited to share the Thanksgiving Mass celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Ordination of Bishop Randazzo and Magistral Chaplain Fr Morgan Batt. The Mass was in the Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane, on the 29th November 2016, the same Cathedral on the same day as […]

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  • 23/11/2016

    Syria: Children of Aleppo left without medical help

    Last remaining pediatric hospital forced to close Following Wednesday’s attacks on the Malteser International-supported children’s hospital in eastern Aleppo, during which staff and patients were trapped in the building’s cellar as twenty barrel bombs fell in the area of the hospital, the facility was struck once again by two missiles on Friday, November 18. This […]

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  • 21/11/2016

    Syria: Little hope left for Aleppo’s children

    Renewed air attacks on the city’s last pediatric hospital                        The Malteser International-supported children’s hospital in Aleppo was damaged by barrel bombs on the morning of November 16. Patients and most hospital operations had already been moved into the cellar of the building weeks ago in order to provide a basic level of security in […]

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  • 07/11/2016

    Italy: Malteser International assists earthquake relief efforts

    Team deployed to support Order of Malta’s Italian relief services A Malteser International emergency assistance team is being deployed to Italy at the request of the Order of Malta’s local aid services. Their mission is to support the Order’s relief efforts following a string of destructive earthquakes in recent weeks, which have left thousands homeless […]

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  • 03/11/2016

    Iraq: Mosul offensive threatens devastating humanitarian consequences

    International organizations fear more than one million people could be affected Staff from a mobile medical team with displaced people in the Erbil region. Photo: Carmen Wolf / Malteser International It is feared that the ongoing Coalition military offensive against ISIS in Mosul will have enormous consequences for civilians displaced from their homes and caught […]

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The Australian Association

The Australian Association, formed in 1974, currently has in excess of 300 members and aspirant members across every State and Territory of Australia. We also have ongoing and strong links with the Order’s National Associations throughout the Asia Pacific Region including in Singapore and the Philippines and with members of the Order in New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand and Korea. The Order of Malta is committed to serving Our Lords the Poor and Sick worldwide and has done so for over 900 years. This website shares with you the history, mission and current activities of the Order of Malta in Australia, and provides links to the work of the Order world-wide.