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Voice to Parliament - Jesuit Social Services' position statement
- 3 May 2023
At Jesuit Social Services we support a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we live and work, who have never ceded their sovereignty. We acknowledge and respect the long histories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their connection…
Christmas 2022 reflection
- 19 December 2022
In his annual Christmas reflection, ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that in a time of uncertainty, the things people often do at Christmas can be a source of strength. This is particularly pertinent in a time of climate change, COVID-19, the dangers of war and rising interest rates and their threat to housing.
Victorian State Election 2022: Fund early intervention, culturally safe education re-engagement programs for culturally and linguistically diverse learners
- 27 October 2022
Our Victorian state election blog series calls on the incoming government to fund education re-engagement programs for culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
Naidoc Week 2022
- 3 July 2022
ANDY HAMILTON SJ charts the history and significance of NAIDOC Week, from its origins in protest to its call this year to Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! to help build a better Australia.
Federal Election 2022: A humane immigration system
- 16 May 2022
Jesuit Social Services’ recently released Federal Election platform, A blueprint for a just recovery, builds on 45 years of advocacy and action, to outline our vision for a just society. In this fifth in a series of pre-Election blogs, we focus on creating a humane immigration system.
National Close the Gap Day
- 16 March 2022
ANDY HAMILTON SJ reflects on the approaches needed to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Anniversary of the National Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples
- 13 February 2022
Government policies and processes continue to separate First Nations children from their families at alarming and disproportionate rates – on the fifteenth anniversary of the Stolen Generations apology, ANDY HAMILTON SJ reflects on a better way to support children and families at risk. It is now fifteen years since the unanimous parliamentary apology to Australia’s…
International Migrants Day and International Day of Human Solidarity 2021
- 18 December 2021
At Christmas, the larger story behind Jesus’ birth models the solidarity that is the proper response to migrants and other people who find themselves in need, writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ. It is a happy coincidence that International Migrants Day and the International Day of Human Solidarity are so closely linked to Christmas. Sponsors of the…
The Afghanistan crisis: it’s time to give refugees a permanent home
- 7 December 2021
It has been almost four months since the fall of Kabul and the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. We have witnessed the devastating impact this has had on the people of Afghanistan – those who are stranded there, those who are trying to escape and those who can only watch on from other countries like Australia.…
Staff Profile – Nasser Yawari, Jobs Victoria Advocates Program
- 6 December 2021
As hundreds of Afghan families fled captured Kabul in August and September, the diaspora community was waiting with open arms. One Melbourne-based community member, Nasser Yawari, works for our Jobs Victoria Advocates Program. Here, he tells how he coordinated within different Jesuit Social Services programs to link families with food and services – demonstrating what…