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Landmark youth justice report a chance for meaningful change
- 17 November 2017
The watershed final report of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory, handed down today, is an opportunity to shift from punitive responses to diversion, rehabilitation and therapeutic approaches, says Jesuit Social Services. “The horrific treatment of young people in Darwin’s youth detention system sparked this Royal Commission,…
Whole-of-government approach will create safer communities in the Territory
- 14 November 2017
The Northern Territory Government’s establishment of a new office to coordinate government and non-government sectors is a welcome announcement that will improve outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and their families, says Jesuit Social Services. “As we wait for the final report and recommendations of the Royal Commission later this week, which we hope will lead to sustained…
A joint Catholic statement on the humanitarian crisis on Manus Island
- 7 November 2017
A week after the official closure of the Manus Island detention centre, more than 600 refugees and people seeking asylum languish inside, unsafe and uncertain about their futures. After forcibly transferring the men to Manus Island in 2013-2014, the Australian government and its sub-contractors have now abandoned the centre and the island, leaving vulnerable people…
Jesuit Social Services joins Stop Adani Alliance
- 6 November 2017
Jesuit Social Services is voicing its opposition to the Carmichael coal project by joining the Stop Adani Alliance, and calls on other community sector organisations to advocate against the project. “We recognise that social and environmental justice are inextricably linked, and are committed to ecological justice,” says Jesuit Social Services Acting CEO Sally Parnell. “This project would have substantially negative climate impacts…
Medically supervised injecting room will save lives
- 31 October 2017
The two-year trial of a medically supervised injecting room at the North Richmond Community Health Centre in Melbourne’s inner suburbs will help save lives and create safer communities, says Jesuit Social Services. “Recently released data showed that deaths from drug overdoses in the Yarra Council area, which includes Richmond, have grown by 40 per cent this year,”…
More than 600 men on Manus Island deserve sanctuary in Australia
- 31 October 2017
The more than 600 men at the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre must be spared further emotional and physical harm and resettled in Australia or suitable third countries, says Jesuit Social Services. “More than 600 men are directly impacted by the closure of the Manus Island detention centre today, and are now unreasonably expected to…
Better support for Victorian tenants welcome
- 8 October 2017
Government changes to strengthen safeguards and rights for Victorian tenants have been welcomed by Jesuit Social Services. “Many of the people we work with at Jesuit Social Services are renters and we understand the many challenges and frustrations that can come with navigating the private rental market. We welcome the Victorian Government’s announcements that will…
Major party voters support family reunion for refugees, new poll shows
- 1 October 2017
The vast majority of Australians (including more than three-quarters of voters for both major parties) support the reunion of refugee families separated around the world according to a new poll published today. A ReachTEL survey of 1,958 people, commissioned by Jesuit Social Services and the Refugee Council of Australia, found that 75 per cent of…
Unwinding of dual track erodes foundations of Victoria’s youth justice system
- 22 September 2017
The passing of the Victorian Government’s Children and Justice Legislation (Youth Justice Reform) Bill 2017 contains reforms that will erode the foundations of Victoria’s youth justice system, says Jesuit Social Services. “An effective youth justice system is one that holds young people accountable for their actions while working to rehabilitate and re-socialise them, to ultimately…
Overseas learnings can help reform troubled youth justice system
- 1 September 2017
Victoria’s political leaders must articulate a clear vision for the state’s youth justice system based on prevention, diversion and rehabilitation, says Jesuit Social Services. The organisation, which has 40 years’ experience working with young people who have contact with the criminal justice system, will today release a report highlighting findings from a recent international study…

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