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Closing the Gap
- 18 March 2021
Closing the gap in Indigenous inequality and health outcomes should be directed by the choices and needs of Indigenous Australians, not by the economic and political considerations of government, writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ....
NAIDOC Week 2020
- 5 November 2020
NAIDOC Week (November 8 – 15) is about more than a demand for respect, it is about making a more just and decent Australia in which all people can be proud of the society they have built, writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ....
National Week of Solidarity 2020
- 7 September 2020
International Women's Day 2020
- 6 March 2020
Sunday, March 8 is International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality. To mark the day, we share two inspiring stories of the women we work with across our...
A 'beautiful insight' into social justice
- 9 April 2019
Xavier College student DOMINIC BEECH reflects on the profound impact of meeting participants from our Settlement Program during his Christian Service placement with Jesuit Social Services....
Migrant and Refugee Sunday invites us to extend our compassion beyond our own suburb, city and nation
- 26 August 2018
World Migrant and Refugee Sunday (August 26) invites us to extend our compassion beyond our own suburb, city and nation, and reminds us that the plight of refugees and immigrants is worldwide, writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ....
Refugee Week - finding a home in Australia does not heal all the wounds of people’s past
- 16 June 2018
This Refugee Week (June 17 to 23), ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that for vulnerable people who arrive in Australia as refugees, finding a new home does not heal all the wounds of people’s past....
Sharing stories to influence change
- 30 January 2018
When Rashid (not his real name), a participant of Jesuit Social Services’ settlement programs, was offered the opportunity to travel to Canberra to meet with a number of federal MPs late last year he took it with both hands....
Why the AAIP means Rosi no longer sees boundaries and borders
- 6 November 2017
The single largest barrier to employment for migrants and refugees in Australia is the lack of opportunity and quality work experience. The African-Australian Inclusion Program (AAIP) breaks down this barrier by providing six months of paid work, mentoring and career coaching to qualified...
Working together to create cohesive communities
- 20 October 2017
Supporting people from newly arrived communities to become positive, contributing members of society – rather than stigmatizing and further isolating them – is the best way to create the safe and cohesive communities we all want to live in, writes Jesuit Social Services Media Relations Manager...