The role of the Anglican Church of Australia in establishing the first Russian Orthodox parish as reflected in the local Australian press

The object of this study is the representation of the interaction between the Orthodox community and the Anglican Church of Australia in the Queensland (Australia) press in the first third of the 20th century. The problem addressed in this study is that the official position of church and state institutions on a given issue often differs from public support, which is characteristic of multicultural states such as the Australian Union. An analysis of the media in Queensland, home to a large Russian immigrant community, provides an opportunity to reconstruct an objective picture, recording details not mentioned in official reports and conveying the general mood of religious and territorial communities. The material was organized using a chronological method, while publications were analyzed using content analysis (qualitative) and discursive analysis due to the importance of both the content and linguistic and sociocultural (religious) aspects for the study. The results obtained can be used in researching religious issues in foreign media and recreating local history with the help of media. The novelty of this research lies in the fact that the role of the Anglican Church of Australia in the formation of the first Russian Orthodox parish in Australia has not yet been examined through Australian media materials. Key findings: The local press is a source of information on event-based issues and allows for a fairly accurate assessment of institution-society relations, even in such a complex area as interfaith relations; the local press in Queensland shows that the Anglican Church of Australia was not only loyal to the Russian community, but also contributed to the formation of a Russian Orthodox parish and the construction of the first Orthodox church in Australia.