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Advocacy on the agenda at Annual Dinner
On Saturday 16th March around 400 guests joined Jesuit Social Services for our Annual Dinner, held in the Members Dining Room at the MCG....
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Making youth justice a national priority
Across Australia, youth justice systems are failing some of the most vulnerable young people in our communities....
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Statement regarding June 4 attack in Darwin
All of us at Jesuit Social Services are shocked and saddened by the attack which has killed four people and left others injured in Darwin’s central business district on Tuesday, June 4....
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"The beginning of reconciliation is to take time for Sorry business"
Indigenous Australians are at the heart of our vision of Australia as a network of relationships between people and with our environment which are marked by respect. Sorry Day is an invitation to the whole Australian community to do Sorry Business for the death and diminishment that Government...
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Open Courts and Other Amendments Act at odds with goal of rehabilitation of young people
The Victorian Government’s passing of the Open Courts and Other Amendments Act 2019 is at odds with the goal of rehabilitating young people who have contact with the youth justice system, writes Jesuit Social Services’ Policy and Advocacy volunteer TONY SANTOSPIRITO....
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The (restricted) right of people in prison to vote
People sentenced to prison are deprived of their liberty, but they shouldn’t be deprived of their right to have a voice as part of a society. We must ensure that all people in prison retain the right to vote, writes Jesuit Social Services' Policy, Research and Advocacy Officer DAVID HOPKINS. ...
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Mother's Day reflection - Andrew Hamilton SJ
Mother's Day is a day to thank our own mothers and to acknowledge the debt we all owe to people who accept the responsibility of mothering, reflects ANDREW HAMILTON SJ....
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An opportunity to learn and grow
Xavier College student HARRY BOROVAC recently completed a Christian Service placement with Jesuit Social Services. In this guest blog, he reflects on the impact of meeting our participants and sharing in their life stories....
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Easter Sunday reflection by Andy Hamilton SJ
When working with vulnerable young people whose experience of life has sometimes been loveless and violent, we often need to renew our hope and to remember springtime. It is precisely the hints of Easter which we see in their lives that sustain us, reflects ANDY HAMILTON SJ....