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    World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2025

    • 26 September 2025

    In his latest piece, ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that World Day for Migrants and Refugees “reminds us that refugees and migrants are not our rivals nor a threat but are our brothers and sisters whom we invite to share our good fortune.” The World Day for Migrants and Refugees draws our attention to the contribution…

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    Refugee Week 2025

    • 12 June 2025

    "In walking alongside young people and others who face systemic injustice, we are reminded that the faces of refugees are not so different from our own. They are a gift to our world—not a threat," writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ. Let this refugee week serve as a reminder that everyone deserves a safe place to call…

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    Marking 10 years of Laudato Si'

    • 22 May 2025

    ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that Laudato Si’, with its compelling call to care for the Earth and all who inhabit it, captures the essence of the Christian spirit: "At the heart...is a God who loves the world, treasures it for its beauty and delicacy, and entrusts it to us to care for and to delight…

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    Anzac Day Reflection 2025

    • 24 April 2025

    ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that as we grieve the many lives lost in war and honour the enduring sacrifice of those who served, we are called to build on our shared commitment to compassion and solidarity—values needed now more than ever.

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    Victorian pre-Budget Submission 2025 - A sustainable social and community services sector

    • 25 March 2025

    Ahead of the 2025-26 Victorian Budget, Jesuit Social Services has published its pre-Budget submission, highlighting opportunities for Government to target spending and policy-making, prioritising reach, strategies and programs that support children, young people and their families to live safe and healthy lives. In our first state pre-Budget piece, we focus on the need for a…

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    Anti-Poverty Week 2024

    • 16 October 2024

    At Jesuit Social Services, we see the face of poverty in the facts of many of the vulnerable young people with whom we work. Through accompanying young people, we help them to find possibilities, reflects ANDY HAMILTON SJ. Anti-Poverty Week touches on the people and the causes that lie at the heart of Jesuit Social…

  • Advocacy in Willmot

    • 12 June 2024

    For many people, it is already hard enough to juggle work responsibilities, childcare and life’s numerous engagements. But lacking access to adequate public transportation tips the scales. For this reason, members of the Willmot Community Hub organised a ‘Transport Forum’ to advocate for improved bus routes, more school buses, an expansion of the Community Transport…

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    World Environment Day 2024

    • 5 June 2024

    "And yet there are grounds for hope, if not for optimism." Read Andy Hamilton SJ's reflection on World Environment Day 2024.

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    Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week

    • 25 May 2024

    Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week must be a time of sober commitment by all Australians to the unfinished task of Reconciliation, reflects Andy Hamilton SJ.

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    Easter Sunday 2024

    • 31 March 2024

    Easter Sunday and concurrent feast celebrations in other religions embody hope in hard places, writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ, to mark this year's Easter Sunday celebration.

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