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In our Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry on the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2018, we raise our concern that the Bill (which has now become law) allows for the potential exclusion of a vulnerable victim cohort from access to...
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Since the previous United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) report, there has been little progress in the protection of Australian children and young people. Many of the same key issues are faced by vulnerable young Australians, and government responses have fallen short. Jesuit...
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Jesuit Social Services - Submission to the Closing the Gap Refresh
In the ten years since the launch of the Closing the Gap initiative only one out of the seven targets is on track. This failure demonstrates a fundamental error in the way business is done with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities....
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Submission to the 2018/19 NSW State Budget
In our submission to the 2018/19 NSW State Budget, Jesuit Social Services advocated for spending that prioritises social and community services that enable communities to flourish. We called for:...
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Submission to the modernisation of the Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Act
In our submission to the modernisation of the Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Act, Jesuit Social Services was broadly supportive of the recommendations put forward in the Discussion Paper, as we believe they will offer the people we work with and others in their situation, protections from...
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Submission to the review of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
In our submission to the review of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission legislation, Jesuit Social Services called on the Government to recognise the important role played by government and community services together in addressing complex and dynamic social problems that rely on...
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Submission to Victorian African Communities Action Plan
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft Victorian African Communities Action Plan. We commend the Government on taking this proactive step, in close collaboration with local communities, towards creating more inclusive economic and social opportunities for all African...
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Sentencing Guidelines Council for Victoria: Issues Paper
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to put forward our views on the Sentencing Advisory Council’s issues paper on the creation of a sentencing guidelines council in Victoria....
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2018/19 Victorian State Budget submission
In our submission to the 2018/19 Victorian State Budget, Jesuit Social Services imagines all of the priority areas for this year’s budget sitting on a continuum of justice....
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Submission to the Public Housing Renewal Program
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to put forward our views on the Public Housing Renewal Program to the Victorian Legislative Council’s Standing Committee on Legal and Social Issues....