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ANDY HAMILTON SJ reflects on a discordant Australia Day anniversary and articulates the need for truth and recognition. This year Australia Day follows closely after the recent defeat of the Referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. That defeat adds yet another discordant string to an already controversial history of the day and underlines the…
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Engaging vulnerable groups in employment
Helping people find and keep jobs means overcoming prejudice with on-the-job training and mentoring, argues GLENN JESSOP, Jesuit Social Services’ General Manager of Policy and Advocacy. NAB employees Chenai Chairuka and Colleen Mandizha celebrate the African-Australian Inclusion Program’s 300th participant milestone with The Hon. Wade Noonan MP, Minister for Industry and Employment, and Julie Edwards,…
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Our Annual Dinner featured The Men’s Project ambassador Josh Kennedy and guest speaker Rosie Batty. On Saturday 17 March we welcomed over 350 guests to our Annual Dinner held in the Members Dining Room at the MCG. Former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty delivered the annual Frank Costigan QC Address, and spoke about the…
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An Australian first study by Jesuit Social Services’ The Men’s Project involving 1,000 men aged 18 to 30 has shown that young men who comply with society’s pressures to be a ‘real man’ report poorer mental health, are twice as likely to consider suicide, more likely to commit acts of sexual harassment and experience and…
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Staff and guests at Jesuit Social Services National Sorry Day event. Jesuit Social Services’ PAULIE STEWART writes that our National Sorry Day event provided an opportunity to remember the impact of past policies on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as celebrating the talents of a new generation. Young Indigenous participants from the…
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Building pathways to employment for diverse communities
With more than a quarter of Australians born overseas, diversity is a central pillar of our society. It is a strength that is recognised and welcomed by the vast majority of Australians. In December 2018, the Scanlon Foundation released its 11th national survey report on social cohesion in Australia. The report found that 82 per…
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NAIDOC Week: Working together for voice, treaty and truth
NAIDOC week provides an opportunity for all Australians to join in celebrating the culture, aspirations and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ. It is never easy to see the world from the perspective of other people. If we are passionate about an issue, we become impatient with someone who argues a contrary…
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Jesuit Social Services 2018 Annual Dinner
Josh Kennedy and Rosie Batty at Jesuit Social Services 2018 Annual Dinner. On Saturday 17th March Jesuit Social Services welcomed over 350 guests to our Annual Dinner held in the Members Dining room at the MCG. Former Australian of the year Rosie Batty delivered the annual Frank Costigan QC Address, and spoke about the need…