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Forty years: a chance to reflect – message from CEO, Julie Edwards
This year marks 40 years since Jesuit Social Services helped its first young people in 1977. Since then, we have grown to support over 5,000 people through more than 20 different programs nationally, including in Melbourne, Western Sydney, central Australia and Darwin....
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10 Things You Didn't Know About Jesuit Social Services
As Jesuit Social Services celebrates its 40th anniversary, share in these 10 facts about our organisation. Some might surprise you!...
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Known unknowns - youth justice
On Wednesday 16 November Jesuit Social Services CEO Julie Edwards joined host Jon Faine on ABC 774 to discuss youth justice as part of his 'Known Unknowns' series....
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Across Australian jurisdictions the trend towards marketisation continues apace. Examples of this can be seen many areas of government from ports to poles and wires. So perhaps unsurprisingly we’ve now reached a point in which the one area where you might reasonably least expect the market to go -...
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'Naming and shaming' young offenders would only further marginalise
There has been growing attention given to issues of youth crime, with talk of ‘thugs’ and youth gangs widespread in the media. As a tough on crime response to these issues, the Victorian Opposition recently proposed the introduction of reforms which relate to the naming and shaming of young...
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There's room at the table for the poor ... if we make it
One of the most misused passages of Christian scripture tells us we shall always have the poor with us. That is a statement of fact, often repeated by those who are not poor in order to dismiss any project that involves public expenditure or private generosity to people who are poor....
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Breaking down barriers to employment
Immigrant communities often face the issue of not being able to obtain employment in their field or at a level commensurate with their experience and qualifications. There are systemic barriers to entry which mean that many people within these communities work in roles where they are significantly...