Social justice – The Record | St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia

Editor28 July 2019

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Society urges Morrison Government to tackle unfinished business

National Council President Claire Victory congratulated Prime Minister Scott Morrison after the Coalition Government was re-elected on 18 May. ‘We…

Editor9 August 2017

1,256

We live in the shelter of each other

Diego Rivera, the great Mexican muralist, had one piece of advice for his students. He told them: Never withdraw from…

Margaret Gearon28 July 2019

1,094

The Cost of Education

The rising costs of education are putting financial pressure on vulnerable families. The Society in Victoria is addressing these needs…

Dr John Falzon8 May 2017

1,128

Congress 2017: taking the next step

Inequality is injustice. It has many forms but it has only one meaning: that the people who bear the brunt…

Editor31 July 2018

1,453

Vincentians speak up for asylum seekers and refugees

Thousands of people, including members of the St Vincent de Paul Society and those representing the Catholic Alliance for People…

Editor28 July 2019

1,044

Church calls for a living wage for Australian families

Neither employers nor governments are doing enough to support low-paid Australians, and particularly Australian families, the Catholic Church has told…

Editor31 July 2018

2,080

#RaiseTheRate campaign gathers momentum

The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia is proud to support the #RaiseTheRate campaign to increase the…

Dr John Falzon5 January 2018

1,966

Let justice roll on like a river

Nobody says or does anything in a historical vacuum. What has happened and what is happening encompasses and shapes how…

Kym Duggan1 December 2018

1,146

Advocating for a strong social safety net

You must not be content with tiding the poor over the poverty crisis. You must study their condition and the injustices which…

Jacquelin Plummer28 July 2019

1,063

Young people feel the full effect of economic disadvantage

With work insecurity and income inequality growing in Australia, we need to carefully consider the impact that a family’s limited…

Peter McNamara28 July 2019

1,206

The politics of charity and justice

St Vincent de Paul Society members can play a vital role in pushing for structural change in their local communities…

Dr Hugh Mackay9 August 2017

1,174

Dr Hugh Mackay: the state of the nation starts in your street

The Gandhi Oration is delivered each year at the University of NSW by a person whose life’s work exemplifies the…

Fatima Measham31 July 2018

1,227

Must we remain so exceptionally cruel?

Australia has been bogged in mediocrity for some time. It has sunk in critical areas: climate action, renewable energy, wildlife…

Editor28 July 2019

1,348

Raising the Rate of Newstart

The stark inadequacy of Newstart is pushing many recipients into poverty, contributing to housing insecurity, financial stress and diminished health…

Dr John Falzon21 March 2018

1,084

Walls and bridges

Societies build walls, not because they are strong but because they are weak. They build walls to keep out people…

Helen Szoke21 March 2018

1,304

Inequality on the rise

by Dr Helen Szoke As an organisation dedicated to tackling poverty for more than 60 years, Oxfam Australia is deeply…

Joshua Healy31 July 2018

1,539

The costs of a casual job are now outweighing any pay benefits

By Joshua Healy and Daniel Nicholson Workers aren’t being compensated as much as they should be for precarious work in…

Sarah Puls SGS28 July 2019

1,084

I don’t want slaves working for me

I have the power to show, through the choices I make, that everybody matters—that I don’t want any slaves working…

Brad Chilcott21 March 2018

1,204

Do you expect a return on your compassion?

By Brad Chilcott In 2014, two Vietnamese high school students were suddenly taken from my local community and put into…

Professor Tom Calma31 July 2018

1,694

Justice reinvestment key to reducing Indigenous incarceration

Crime rates are dropping, but jailing rates—particularly of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people—are sky-rocketing. A new approach is needed,…

Len Baglow21 March 2018

1,271

Student poverty: a wall on the bridge of higher education

As a parent, one of the bridges to a better life for our children that we try to build is…

Dr John Falzon21 March 2018

1,336

Policy updates from the National Council office

The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia is working to shape a more just and compassionate community…

Corinne Dobson8 May 2017

1,301

Penalty rates for Sunday and public holiday work slashed

On 23 February, the Fair Work Commission announced penalty rates on public holidays and Sundays for full-time and part-time workers would…

Editor8 May 2017

1,130

Youth coordinator opposes penalty rate cuts

Michael Walter, a youth engagement coordinator at the St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria, used an appearance on ABC…

Professor Larissa Behrendt27 January 2018

1,238

As good as it gets or as good as it could be?

Professor Larissa Behrendt is Professor of Law and Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at the…

Denis Fitzgerald27 January 2018

1,262

Marketisation and competition policy

Introduction Competition and efficiently working markets have their role to play, but collaboration, not competition, and mission, not markets, should…

Andrew Herscovitch8 May 2017

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