A review essay by Len Puglisi. If you’ve ever had doubts about what (1) the economic rationalist / neoliberal ethos, or (2) corporate-consumerist capitalism might mean for an Australia inside a mining boom as the dominant driver, look no further than this book by Sharyn Munro. Munro has undertaken a wide-ranging spread of on-the-ground interviews with [...]
Refugee & Asylum Seeker Support Services of the Australian Churches & Associated Organisations This National Directory of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support Services of the Australian Churches & Associated Organisations was written by Dr Kirsty Sangster for the Yarra Institute for Religion and Social Policy, with the aid of a grant from the Melbourne College [...]
By Kevin Peoples. Melbourne John Garrattt Publishing 2012. Bruce Duncan at Albert Park 29 April 2012. Kevin Peoples has written a truly remarkable book, shedding light on one of the most perplexing periods in our nation’s short history and on its religious and social movements. Kevin writes that in his youth he was “prone to [...]
Social Policy Connections Statement of Support for the Yolnu Nations Assembly regarding the Stronger Futures Legislation. Social Policy Connections (SPC) is an independent, ecumenical, non-profit organisation, motivated and informed by Christian social thinking. Our aim is to expand awareness in Australia of social justice issues, as well as to influence public policy-nationally and globally-for the [...]
Overcoming addiction to pokies: Gabriela Byrne at SPC. Anne Tuohey. Poker machines are taking a huge toll on gambling addicts, according to recent reports, and are deliberately concentrated in lower socio-economic areas. In Victoria, problem gamblers are losing up to $4.7 million a day. And, in the last decade, Victorians have lost more than $24 [...]
