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Policy submissions

Here you’ll find a wide selection of policy papers and submissions we’ve published. Each paper draws on our experience working with disadvantaged youth, families and communities.

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    2025 Federal Election Platform

    • 3 April 2025

    Jesuit Social Services’ 2025 Federal Election Platform calls for a commitment from all parties and candidates to delivering research, strategies and programs that support children, young people and their families to live safe and healthy lives.

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    Submission to the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission

    • 28 November 2024

    Our submission explores priorities in understanding the drivers of men and boys’ perpetration of violence against women and girls, key intervention points for engaging with men and boys and what we believe is required to work more cohesively across jurisdictions.

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    Submission to NSW Inquiry into the impacts of harmful pornography on mental, emotional and physical health

    • 1 November 2024

    Jesuit Social Services shares the NSW Parliament’s concern about the impacts of harmful pornography, which we have observed first-hand through our program delivery and research related to the prevention of violence and abuse.

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    Submission to South Australia’s Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence

    • 30 September 2024

    Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to contribute to South Australia’s Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence. The prevalence of these distinct but overlapping forms of violence is a serious, nation-wide issue, and we affirm the need for more to be done to prevent and address this crisis, which is primarily a crisis…

  • Perspectives on prevention of gender-based violence: Identifying and disrupting pathways to violence

    • 23 August 2024

    Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to share our perspectives in light of the Federal Government’s rapid review of evidence-based approaches to prevent gender-based violence. We affirm the need to build on Australia’s current approaches to prevention and to consider whether they need to be further adapted or refined.   

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    Submission to the ALRC inquiry into Justice Responses to Sexual Violence

    • 19 June 2024

    Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Inquiry into justice responses to sexual violence.

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    Submission to the Inquiry into capturing data on family violence perpetrators in Victoria

    • 18 June 2024

    Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Victorian Parliament’s Inquiry into capturing data on family violence perpetrators in Victoria.

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    Federal Pre-Budget Submission 2024-25

    • 23 February 2024

    Jesuit Social Services calls on the Federal government to devote resources towards reducing inequity and exclusion, and ensuring people on the margins are given every opportunity to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. The upcoming budget must provide meaningful cost of living relief, especially for people on the lowest incomes, and must provide adequate and secure…

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    Submission to the Draft Online Safety Standards consultation

    • 28 December 2023

    In general, we support the proposed Standards and commend the eSafety Commissioner for proposing them. We believe that the right to protection from exploitation, violence and abuse, and the rights and best interests of children, are paramount.

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    Response to the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse

    • 2 November 2023

    Jesuit Social Services welcomed the opportunity to respond to the National Office for Child Safety’s consultation paper, Understanding sexual behaviours displayed by children and young people: National principles and key terminology.

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