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World Day of Migrants and Refugees 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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"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'
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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Victorian pre-Budget Submission 2025 - A sustainable social and community services sector
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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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…
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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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Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week
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.

