Events

Call for more humane treatment of asylum seekers »

Call for more humane treatment of asylum seekers

01:10 am | Speaking to an audience of 500-600 people in Central Hall in Fitzroy on 11 October 2011, Bishop Vincent Long van Nguyen spoke movingly of his experience as a boat person among the several…

Sep 14 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
Events

Call for more humane treatment of asylum seekers »

Call for more humane treatment of asylum seekers

01:10 am | Speaking to an audience of 500-600 people in Central Hall in Fitzroy on 11 October 2011, Bishop Vincent Long…

Sep 14 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Human Rights & Poverty »

Human Rights & Poverty

03:05 am | A human rights approach to challenging poverty and inequality in Australia. What can we do today? Hosted by St…

Aug 22 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Australia, Aid, Global Development »

Australia, Aid, Global Development

01:13 am | How effective is Australian aid? Is Australia doing enough? SPC Public Forum with Marc Purcell Executive Director Australian Council…

Aug 9 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Churches & Public Policy Conference »

Churches & Public Policy Conference

11:37 am | This is a summary of a fuller report by Bill Frilay. Please click HERE to read the full report.…

Jun 25 2011 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Church and Social Justice

  • Building Bridges, not Walls:Prisons & The Justice System

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  • Call for more humane treatment of asylum seekers

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  • ACRATH lobby in Canberra

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  • Social Justice and Human Wellbeing – John Langmore

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  • How to make use of Catholic Social Teaching

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  • The Phoenix abortion debate – Brian Lewis

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  • Social Spirituality & Catholic Teaching – Sandie Cornish

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  • The puzzle of Caritas in Veritate – B. Duncan

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  • Pope and world crisis – Bruce Duncan

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  • The War of the Powerful against the Pope, by Arthur Gibbs

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  • Pope & market forces – B. Duncan – the Age

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  • Pope confronts economic injustice – B. Duncan

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  • The popes versus the free market

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  • World Day of Peace statement 2009 – needs more on environment, population

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The Yarra Institute

New Hope for Africa »

11:14 pm | Social Policy Connections, in association with Act for Peace, welcomed Revd. Dr. Andre Karamaga as guest speaker in the Study Centre of Yarra Theological Union on 19 April 2010. Dr Karamaga is a Rwandan Presbyterian minister. He is currently General Secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches, which represents 173 churches and Christian organisations…

Oct 13 2010 / No Comment / Read More »

The Stiglitz Report to reform the global economy »

04:02 am | Joseph E Stiglitz et al, The Stiglitz Report: Reforming the International Monetary and Financial Systems in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis (New York: Free Press, 2010) pp. xxxii + 204. Joseph Stiglitz has emerged as one of the foremost economists today and in this 2010 Report has detailed what needs to be done…

Feb 14 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

The illegality of selling Australian uranium to India »

04:42 am | Australia’s planned breach of its international treaty obligations  The sale of Australian uranium to India, as proposed by Prime Minister Julie Gillard in November 2011, would violate Australia’s obligations under the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty SPNFZT), an international legal instrument initiated by Australia in the 1980s. CLICK HERE for the complete article.…

Dec 5 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Study finds lengthy detention harms asylum seekers »

02:29 am | Not only is prolonged detention of asylum seekers morally objectionable, it is causing long-term damage to the mental health of people seeking protection in Australia from persecution and danger. In an innovative study, Dr Tony Ward looks at the likely damage done to the mental health of people who have made successful claims for asylum,…

Oct 12 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

SPC Newsletter December-January 2011-12 »

12:00 am | The first Christmas refugees   Many thanks for your support for Social Policy Connections during 2011. As the daily news reminds us, there are many issues of concern, and, though our organisation is a very modest size, we join many others in the conviction that we can – and must – do better to improve human wellbeing.…

Dec 22 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Asylum seekers

Refugees in Australia: An English View, by Sally May »

04:41 am |   Immigration is a key issue in Australia. Until the 1960s, the government encouraged migrants to assimilate into Australian society, but due to the fact that many migrants had not…

Oct 20 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Study finds lengthy detention harms asylum seekers »

Study finds lengthy detention harms asylum seekers

02:29 am | Not only is prolonged detention of asylum seekers morally objectionable, it is causing long-term damage to the mental health of people seeking…

Oct 12 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Health costs and extended mandatory detention – Media Release »

Health costs and extended mandatory detention – Media Release

02:22 am | Media Release Long-term health costs of extended mandatory detention of asylum seekers. A new report urges Australians to consider the long-term consequences…

Oct 12 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

National Directory of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support Services »

National Directory of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support Services

02:57 am | This National Directory of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support Services of the Australian Churches was written by Dr Kirsty Sangster for the…

Jun 13 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Stewardship of our planet

Altogether too much for planet earth? »

Altogether too much for planet earth?

02:16 am | THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY, & CITIES PUSH THE LIMITS. Len Puglisi Who remembers these songs and the circumstances in which they took hold…

Sep 13 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Let the Son Shine – An Australian Catholic Response to Climate Change »

Let the Son Shine – An Australian Catholic Response to Climate Change

03:11 am | by Charles Rue Reviewed by Bill Frilay Father Charles Rue and several other Columbans  have a deep and abiding concern for theenvironment…

Sep 5 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

SPC Policy Statement on Climate Change »

SPC Policy Statement on Climate Change

03:38 am | Globally and regionally, the climate is warming. While there have been warmings and coolings over the long history of the earth, a…

Jun 10 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
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Morality & Global Warming: A Response to Cardinal Pell »

06:11 am | By Geoff Lacey Talk given at Social Policy Connections’ Annual General Meeting 24 November 2011 In October, Cardinal George Pell gave a lecture in Westminster Cathedral Hall, entitled, One Christian…

Nov 28 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Indigenous Issues