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How to Close the Gap: put Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the driver’s seat
Since the introduction of the Closing the Gap reports 10 years ago, we are only on track with one target out of seven – educational attainment. Each year Close the Gap Day raises awareness about the gap in life expectancy and health between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the rest of the…
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In brief: Submission to Victoria's Gender Equality Strategy 2022
Jesuit Social Services was pleased to contribute a submission to the Victorian Government’s Gender Equality Strategy 2022. We support the proposed strategy, and additionally recommend it engages with men and boys to role model positive masculinity, in order to advance gender equality. Context In October 2021 Jesuit Social Services contributed a submission to the Victorian…
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Net zero has transformative potential for disadvantaged Victorians
Over the next year, the Victorian Government will deliberate on its 2035 target for emissions reduction to mitigate climate change, and ideas to achieve it. Jesuit Social Services recently made a submission to the independent panel tasked with making recommendations to the Government. In it, we argued for a target of net zero greenhouse gas…