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Enabling Justice Project Consultation Paper
This Consultation Paper is the result of a collaboration between Jesuit Social Services and RMIT University’s Centre for Innovative Justice, which addresses the over-representation of people with acquired brain injuries (ABIs) in the criminal justice system....
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Submission to the Victorian State Budget 2016-17
Our submission the 2016-17 Victorian State Budget calls on the Andrews government to invest in five priority areas:...
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Re-engaging disadvantaged learners in education, training and employment
Our policy paper looks at ways to re-engage disadvantaged learners in the Victorian Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector....
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The Living Conditions of People Seeking Asylum in Australia
Our paper describes the living conditions of people seeking asylum currently living in the Australian community. It focuses on the more than 27,000 asylum seekers who have arrived by boat and live in the community, awaiting the processing and outcome of their protection application....
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Response to the Victorian Inquiry into the Labour Hire Industry and Insecure Work
Our policy response proposes eight key ways to improve labour hire arrangements for Victorian workers, businesses and the broader community. It conveys our experience of particular groups in the Victorian community who are more likely to become 'trapped' in insecure work....
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Response to the Victorian Government's What's Important to YOUth? discussion paper
Our policy response makes 28 recommendations on what should be done to improve educational, training and employment opportunities for young people, as well as their mental health, housing and their lives in general....
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Too much too young: Raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12
Our paper urges all Australian governments to increase the age of criminal responsibility in Australia from 10 to 12. The minimum age of criminal responsibility across all Australian jurisdictions is 10, despite extensive scientific evidence the brains of children under 12 are not adequately...
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Response to the Victorian Government's Employment Programs Review
Our policy response calls for a coordinated strategy to address the employment needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, based on six key planks:...
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An escalating problem: Responding to the increased remand of children in Victoria
Our paper describes the dramatic increase in the number of children held on remand in Victoria, including a significant increase in children under 15. It finds that the increase is directly driven by reforms to the Bail Act in December 2013 that impose the same conditions and restrictions on...