Media releases Archives - Centre for Just Places

Action to address climate change and health must include a focus on place-based approaches
- 1 December 2023
With COP28 expected to raise the profile of the relationship between climate change and health, our leaders must ensure a commitment to the integration of health equity and social justice into climate change policy and finance, through strong supports for community-led approaches.
No referendum result a sombre outcome for all
- 15 October 2023
Jesuit Social Services says the No result of yesterday’s Voice to Parliament referendum is a disappointing outcome that hinders progress towards self-determination and reconciliation, and urges continued solidarity with First Nations communities.
New report highlights just how deep Australia’s wealth divide goes
- 8 June 2023
The latest report from ACOSS and the UNSW’s Poverty and Inequality Partnership – of which Jesuit Social Services is a member – finds that the gap between those with the most and those with the least in Australia has blown out over the past two decades, highlighting the role of income support payments, housing, taxation…
Zero emissions transition plan must prioritise affected communities
- 5 April 2022
The latest report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which assesses methods for reducing greenhouse gases to mitigate climate change, is a reminder that people experiencing disadvantage and communities with livelihoods dependent on emissions-intensive industries must be a focus in the urgent transition to a clean economy, says Jesuit Social Services.
Emphasis on place-based responses an effective way to prevent crime
- 24 March 2022
The implementation of a range of recommendations to prevent crime through targeted work in disadvantaged communities, as highlighted in the final report of the Inquiry into Victoria’s Criminal Justice System, will ultimately support a more cohesive Victoria with less crime and fewer victims, says Jesuit Social Services.
Victorian Budget investments will build stronger communities
- 20 May 2021
The Victorian Government’s 2021-22 Budget provides a range of critical investments to help people and communities, including marginalised Victorians, to flourish says Jesuit Social Services.