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.

Reforming sentence deferrals in Victoria submission
- 10 January 2023
Read our submission to the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council’s consultation on sentence deferrals.
Ensuring no one gets left behind: Employment White Paper response
- 16 December 2022
Read our submission to the Federal Government's Employment White Paper.
Submission to the Disability Inclusion Bill
- 30 November 2022
Read our submission to the Victorian Government’s consultation on the Disability Inclusion Bill.
Victorian Election Platform 2022
- 21 October 2022
Jesuit Social Services’ Victorian Election Platform 2022 calls for an interconnected social change agenda for the state.
Submission to the Adjourned Undertakings Consultation
- 17 October 2022
Read our submission to the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council’s consultation into adjourned undertakings.
Submission to the Consultation on Victoria’s new Suicide Prevention and Response Strategy
- 14 September 2022
Jesuit Social Services welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the development of Victoria’s next Suicide Prevention and Response Strategy. We note the importance of this consultation, given that suicide continues to impact many individuals, families and communities in Victoria. ...
Federal Election 2022 platform: A blueprint for a just recovery
- 12 September 2022
The Federal Election result in May this year showed that people living in Australia want to see action on key issues including climate change, gender justice, and reducing poverty and inequality.
Submission in response to the draft National Disability Advocacy Framework
- 26 August 2022
We believe that every person living with a disability in Australia should have access to the opportunities in life that enable them to thrive. Jesuit Social Services expressed this vision in a submission to the redevelopment of Australia’s National Disability Advocacy Framework.
Submission to Victoria's inquiry into children affected by parental incarceration
- 18 May 2022
We know that when a person goes to prison their entire community and family, including children, are impacted. Limiting people’s involvement with the justice system by ensuring prison is reserved only as an option of last resort, and keeping families connected is the best way to prevent this harm...
Victorian 2022-23 Pre-Budget Submission
- 28 April 2022
Many people in Victoria continue to experience persistent disadvantage that manifests in disengagement from school, joblessness, homelessness, substance misuse, family violence, contact with the justice system, mental ill-health, and trauma. These are complex challenges, especially because they...