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Community sector vital to climate crisis response

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 7th December 2022 -  A new Australian-first climate crisis plan sets out how the sector can use a local lens for mitigation. Several communities across Melbourne’s west are joining forces

Does COVID-19 force us to re-think the ‘Man Box rules’?

Matt Tyler, Monday, 24th August 2020 -  When disasters occur, we see people revert to gender stereotypes, writes Matt Tyler, who argues if we can reduce adherence to the “Man Box rules”, we will create a better

COVID-19 holds a mirror up to us

Julie Edwards, Friday, 10th April 2020 -  Once we get a chance to catch our collective breath we need to lift our gaze and ask ourselves: what kind of world do we want to live in, writes Jesuit Social Services CEO Julie

Solitary Confinement is No Place for Children

Sharon Shalev, Wednesday, 6th February 2019 -  Solitary confinement is the deep and dark end of the prison system – alternatives must be sought for dealing with children and young people and those with disabilities in

PM’s African Crime Comments Fan Flames of Fear

Julie Edwards, Friday, 20th July 2018 -  The intervention by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull concerning the issue of African youth in Victoria is unfair, misleading and extremely unhelpful, writes Jesuit Social…

Restricting Criminal Access to Redress Scheme a Denial of Human Rights

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 20th June 2018 -  The Senate has passed legislation to establish a National Redress Scheme from 1 July, but the community and legal sectors have warned that the possible exclusion of people

More Money Spent on Crime and Punishment

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 20th December 2016 -  Prison costs are “spiralling out of control” as more people are being put behind bars but it is “not making us safer”, according to a new report. States of Justice: Criminal

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Youth Justice System Needs Balance

Julie Edwards, Tuesday, 4th October 2016 -  Has Victoria learned nothing from the outcry around the abuse and brutalisation of young people within the Northern Territory’s youth justice system – we don’t need a “supermax”

More Abuse Uncovered on Nauru, So Who’s Responsible?

Julie Edwards, Thursday, 18th August 2016 -  Opinion: It is time Australia rejected the fiction that our political leaders are not somehow responsible for what happens on the offshore detention centres they have

Opinion

Community Legal Centres – A View from the Trenches

Julie Edwards, Thursday, 19th May 2016 -  Opinion: Community legal centre lawyers ensure that Australia’s most vulnerable are protected by the law and supported to improve their often dire situations. We know

Prison Spending ‘Travesty’- NFP

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 26th February 2015 -  A new analysis by social change Not for Profit, Jesuit Social Services reveals a $626 million spike in prison spending in Victoria over the past ten years – money the…
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