Legislation to link school attendance to welfare in the NT
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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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »Building Bridges, not Walls:Prisons & The Justice System
Call for more humane treatment of asylum seekers
ACRATH lobby in Canberra
Social Justice and Human Wellbeing – John Langmore
How to make use of Catholic Social Teaching
The Phoenix abortion debate – Brian Lewis
Social Spirituality & Catholic Teaching – Sandie Cornish
The puzzle of Caritas in Veritate – B. Duncan
Pope and world crisis – Bruce Duncan
The War of the Powerful against the Pope, by Arthur Gibbs
Pope & market forces – B. Duncan – the Age
Pope confronts economic injustice – B. Duncan
The popes versus the free market
World Day of Peace statement 2009 – needs more on environment, population
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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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…
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