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.

Submission to inform Second Action Plans
- 20 August 2026
Jesuit Social Services has made a joint submission to shape the Second Action Plans under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children and the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse. Drawing on our violence prevention work with men and boys, we're calling on government to strengthen primary prevention…
Submission to the inquiry into Anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes in Victoria
- 7 May 2026
Our submission to the inquiry into anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes in Victoria argues that we must address the underlying drivers of violence against LGBTIQA+ people – including anti-LGBTIQA+ prejudice and rigid masculine norms – as well as addressing the factors driving some of the contemporary manifestations of this violence, such as the ways in which online…
Submission to the inquiry into the Defence Amendment (Sexual Assault Prevention, Intervention and Response Commission) Bill 2025
- 19 March 2026
Jesuit Social Services supports the intent of the Defence Amendment (Sexual Assault Prevention, Intervention and Response Commission) Bill 2025 to eliminate sexual assault in the Australian Defence Force, and recognises the importance of a strong government commitment to achieve this.
Response to the inquiry into the relationship between domestic family and sexual violence and suicide
- 3 February 2026
The deaths of women, children and young people by suicide in the context of domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) victimisation is an important but often overlooked dimension of gender-based violence. There is evidence that DFSV contributes significantly to the burden of mental health issues leading to self-harm and suicide among victims in Australia. Women,…
Northern Territory Gender Equity Strategy
- 13 January 2026
Jesuit Social Services’ feedback on the Northern Territory Gender Equality Strategy draws on our research and practice expertise in primary prevention and early intervention of gender-based violence and domestic, family and sexual violence, and our specific expertise on engaging boys and men.
Response to Department of Social Services consultation - A new approach to programs for families and children
- 5 December 2025
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Department of Social Services’ proposed changes to programs supporting families and children. If developed through a genuine partnership with the community sector, these reforms offer a meaningful opportunity to reshape how government and community services work together to ensure children and young people are…
The NSW Man Box 2025
- 24 November 2025
The purpose of this report on NSW data from the Man Box 2024 study is to contribute to building the evidence base for the primary prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence across NSW. The report finds that consistent with the national study, NSW has a problem when it comes to the perpetration of intimate…
Submission to the Northern Territory’s draft Refreshed Domestic Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV) Reduction Framework 2025-2028
- 22 August 2025
Our feedback draws on history of working alongside Aboriginal communities and organisations in the NT since 2008; and our research and practice expertise in primary prevention and early intervention of DFSV, with a focus on engaging men and boys.
Submission to the Queensland Government's review of system responses to child sexual abuse
- 1 August 2025
Earlier this year, Jesuit Social Services was invited to make a submission to the Queensland Government's review of system responses to child sexual abuse. The review was established following the sentencing of Ashley Paul Griffith, who last year pleaded guilty to more than 300 charges committed in daycares in Brisbane and Italy over a period spanning almost…
Submission to the Anti-Bullying Rapid Review
- 23 June 2025
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Federal Government’s Anti-Bullying Rapid Review. This submission offers insights gained from our work with young people in schools and from our broader work alongside young people and adults across a number of domains over the past 48 years.