By Anne Tuohey. Executive Officer Social Policy Connections. Social Policy Connections is particularly concerned with issues of equity and inequity. It is this focus which motivated us to participate in this enquiry into social housing. As a broad-based advocacy organisation, we have selected the questions we believe we can most appropriately answer. What is the […]
Globally and regionally, the climate is warming. While there have been warmings and coolings over the long history of the earth, a large majority of climate scientists believe (a) this current warming has major implications for the planet, (b) that much of the warming is due to anthropogenic (human-related activity) sources, and (c) that the […]
Despite concerns about nuclear weapons over the past 60 years, there are now nine or ten nations possessing around 27,000 nuclear weapons.3 The world has been fortunate that these weapons have not been deployed so far. However, this good fortune cannot be expected to continue indefinitely. Nuclear arsenals are still justified on the basis of […]
Social Policy Connections calls upon the Federal Government to withdraw the present discriminatory legislation and unconditionally to “reinstate” the Racial Discrimination Act. The Board of Management of Social Policy Connections endorsed the following statement on 4 December concerning the Racial Discrimination Act on behalf of its members, following an address by the Hon. Alastair Nicholson. […]
Presentation by Mr Bill Frilay on behalf of Social Policy Connections at the ‘New Clear Exchange’ Workshop, Melbourne, 15 February 2010 Starting from first principles there are of course the teachings of Christ. Christ espoused love and peace throughout his mission. This, the Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes, parables such as the Good […]
An SPC Position Paper by Bill Frilay Click. Bill Frilay examines the evidence about the threat from global warming and argues that the world needs to take urgent action. He draws from the Princeton Wedge list to show how the levels of greenhouse gases can be significantly reduced by multiple new strategies and technologies. He […]
by Bill Frilay. Bill Frilay assesses the changes to Australia’s aid and development policies under the Rudd Government, particularly in light of the UN Millennium Development Goals. What is Australia’s aid strategy? Coordination between AusAid and NGOs The effectiveness of aid Click HERE for Bill Frilay’s full article. For a church perspective, see the launch […]
