The following list of women's ordination related and general Anglican Church of Australia links may be of help to people wanting to learn more about the issue of women's ordination. There are also a number of inter-denominational and inter-faith sites.
Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney
Official Website
Synod in 2000 – Restricted licesning [sic] of women priests
A report of the Sydney Diocesan Doctrine Commission against the restricted licensing of women priests and theological objections to the ordination of women to the priesthood, 19 June 2000.
Anglican Church of Australia
Official Website
Women Bishops in Australia? Is so, how?
A summary of the Interim Report of the General Synod Working Group on Women Bishops (August 1999)
Background to the Women Bishops Issue in the Anglican Church of Australia – Media release
Includes a summary of arguments on both sides of debate.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Anglican Church of Australia
Includes information about women priests and a link to a timeline of the progress of the ordination of women in the Anglican Communion worldwide
WATCH – Women and the Church
WATCH has a vision of the Church of England as a community of God's people where justice and equality prevail. WATCH believes that this vision is rooted in the Scriptures and enfolds God's will for the whole world.
Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1992
A Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England on the site of the Diocese of Ely
A history of women's ordination in the Baptist Union of Victoria By Darren Cronshaw
An essay submitted for a Supervised Course in Church History (CH 499) as partial requirement for the degree of Master of Theology at the Melbourne College of Divinity. It includes an extensive bibliography.
God’s Word to Women
God is calling women to assume the full scope of the role for which they were created. This site is designed to help women in their search to discover who God says they are.
Inclusive Church: Working Toward a Gender Inclusive Church
Women’s Ordination Conference
The Women's Ordination Conference (WOC) works for the ordination of women as priests and bishops into a renewed priestly ministry in the Roman Catholic church. The Women's Ordination Conference is a US based Catholic organization working locally and nationally in collaboration with the worldwide movement for women's ordination.
Presenting the Case for Ordaining Women in the Catholic Church
Who’s To Be Ordained?
A Roman Catholic site with many links to articles and discussion on the issue. There is also an invitation to join the “Canon 1024” mailing list, an ecumenical dialogue on women’s ordination.
Irish Catholic women’s ordination campaign B.A.S.I.C.
Women and Theology - Association of College and Research Libraries, Women’s Studies Section
This site is an selective, annotated list of links to Internet resources on women and religion, feminist theology, or the feminine divine. It is a very extensive resource.
Women Ordination: Priests, Pastors, Ministers, Rabbis
