Religion in Australia during World War I and against British policy in Ireland; the Reverend John Flynn – founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, currently featured on the Australian $20 note; and Sir Douglas Nicholls – Aboriginal rights activist, athlete, pastor and former Governor of South Australia. Sectarianism in Australia tended to reflect the political inheritance of Britain and Ireland. Until 1945, the vast majority of Catholics in Australia were of Irish descent, causing the British majority to question their loyalty to the British Empire. The first Catholic priests arrived in Australia as convicts in 1800, but the Castle Hill Rebellion of
Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Queensland of Queensland, and caters only for women. Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Queensland The Synod of Queensland or Queensland Synod is the entity of the Uniting Church in Australia covering most of the state of Queensland in Australia. It is one of six geographically-based Synods of the church. The leader of the Synod is the "moderator" elected to the position for a period of three years. The moderator has been Rev David Baker since 2014, and his term was extended in 2016 to run until 2020. The Uniting Church has a series of inter-related councils, which do not strictly