Sophia Skarparis, a year 10 Monte Sant Angelo, North Sydney student is putting her faith into action by carrying out the mammoth task of gathering 10 000 signatures for a petition to ‘Ban the Bag’. Heavy and single-use plastic bags are not banned in NSW, unlike in many other states, and though many supermarkets and … Continue reading Ban the Bag – Local Catholic Student’s Campaign→
Today, like most Australians, we are dissecting and taking in the Federal Budget. Most of the major dailies have put out tax tables to make it easy to see how much you will or won’t get back in the centre piece of the budget – tax cuts. But we want to direct some of our … Continue reading The Budget – Beyond the Tax Cuts→
On March 14 the ABS released the data on homelessness collected during the 2016 Census. The situation is worse than at our last Census in 2011. Overall national homelessness rates have risen dramatically, and in some of our capital cities, cities often celebrated for their housing booms, the situation is unjustifiably and unfairly worse, especially … Continue reading New Homelessness Figures Released: It’s Worse than Five Years Ago→
This review assesses the most significant national effort to date to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: the 2008 Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) Closing the Gap Strategy with its target to achieve life expectancy (health) equality by 2030. Ten-years after its commencement, it is time to critically reflect on why Australian governments have … Continue reading Close the Gap – 10 Year Review Report→
It is with saddened hearts that we share the news that Mrs Kim Hill, Executive Officer of Sydney’s Aboriginal Catholic Ministry and much valued member of the JPO’s Advisory Council has passed away. We’ve had the great pleasure of working with Kim over the last few years and we will miss her generosity, kindness, insight … Continue reading RIP Kim Hill→