VINNIES (SVDP Australia) has slammed the Government and the Opposition for driving single mothers deeper into poverty. Centrelink officers have taken to telling single mothers they should seek help from charities once welfare payments stop in January, The Australian reports. But St Vincent de Paul Society chief executive John Falzon said that would put “enormous pressure” on [...]
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“Decision to Discriminate” Treatment of Aboriginal Australian
St Vincent de Paul Society National Council Chief Executive Dr John Falzon spoke at the book launch of A Decision to Discriminate (Aboriginal Disempowerment in the Northern Territory) held in Canberra on November 13, 2012. The book documents the evidence given during the Inquiry on the Stronger Futures legislation. John Falzon’s address can be read through [...]
SVDP CEO – Gender and class equality
“Last week we witnessed one of the most powerful articulations of gender equality by any prime minister.” writes John Falzon, National CEO of the St Vincent de Paul Society. It was heartening that so many women felt the prime minister was giving voice to their experience of gender-based oppression and discrimination. And it was significant that [...]
SVPD CEO hard hitting reactions to “Poverty in Australia”
Dr John Falzon, CEO of the National Council of the SVDP in Australia, had this to say of a report highlighting that 1 in 8 Australians lives in poverty. ” The truth told by those on the margins is louder than the lies told about them. Our problem in Australia is not the “idleness of the [...]
Vinnies backs call for debate on banks profits
The Catholic Weekly of Australia writes, “A call last week by the Reserve Bank of Australia for a national debate regarding Australia’s banks and bank profits has been welcomed by church welfare agencies. The Chief Executive of the St Vincent de Paul Society national council, Dr John Falzon, said the call for a public debate [...]
SVDP Australia CEO on “The Good Society”
Dr John Falzon, Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia, explores what kind of society promotes good health, and argues that punitive policies, such as compulsory income management, are a sign of an unhealthy society. See especially his “Manifesto for the good society” below. What’s a good society [...]
SVDP President Australia – Australia lead on housing
Housing remains most pressing need, says Vinnies Australia should lead the way in providing people on the margins with a place they can call home rather than just a bed for the night, said Dr John Falzon, the St Vincent de Paul Society’s national council CEO, reports The Catholic Weekly. He was responding to the Australian [...]
“A sad week for human rights” – St Vincent de Paul Society
The St Vincent de Paul Society Australian National Council has condemned both Government and Opposition this week for violating Australia’s human rights obligations and failing to make proper use of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. Chief Executive, Dr John Falzon, said: “We reject the current false debate on asylum seekers. Offshore processing is not [...]
Vinnies Chief Executive Officer as tireless Adovcate
Dr John Falzon is Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia. Over the years famvin has posted some of the presentations he has made in his role of advocate for the marginalized. So it was with great delight that I discovered a compliation of his many presentation is [...]
“The Intrusion of the Excluded”
Dr John Falzon is Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia, writes ”I want to reflect with you about the people who are made to feel that they are nothing. I think you know who I mean. You know from having sat in a District Court or in the [...]
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