By Isaac Zammit In a landmark move, Australia has passed a bill allowing for the unequivocal legal right for employees to disconnect from work-related communications outside of their regular working hours. This pivotal amendment is set to be mandated in six months, marking a significant shift in the current work-life balance paradigm. The Amendment, part … Continue reading Disconnect to Reconnect: Australia’s New Work-Life Balance Law→
In October 2022 the Justice and Peace Office hosted a conversation with Dr Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann in the hall of St Mary’s Cathedral College. This video contains highlights of Dr Miriam Rose’s remarks. Miriam Rose speaks about Dadirri: inner deep listening and quiet still awareness, describing it as the greatest gift her people can give … Continue reading Aboriginal Catholics and Reconciliation→
Representatives from the three dioceses in Sydney travelled out to Blayney this week to visit Murungidyal, the new Eco-Hub of the Diocese of Bathurst. The former presbytery building has been repurposed for groups to use for prayer, meditation, and connecting with the earth in practical ways. The hub has already taken 20 bookings in its … Continue reading Pilgrimage to Blayney→
Yesterday the Justice and Peace Office joined with refugee advocates Behrouz Boochani, Zaki Haidari and MP for North Sydney Kylea Tink for a public launch of a campaign for a Royal Commission into Immigration Detention. Also present at the launch were members of the Ashfield social justice group and our friends in the Josephite Justice … Continue reading Royal Commission into Immigration Detention: Campaign launched in Canberra→