by John Freund, CM | Oct 23, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“The elderly are not a problem, a market, a budget: They are real individuals, our own people, our ancestors, in due course — ourselves.” Australian Catholic News services headlines…Australian bishop warns: Don’t cut medical costs by...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 22, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The CM Australia website reports that Changemakers Australia has launched a publication called Showcasing Change for a Better Future to encourage long term funding for social change. Changemakers Chair and philanthropist Jill Reichstein reflects on need for meaningful...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Please join in Poverty & Homelessness Action Week  January 2013 and call for an end to this blame game. Are people to blame for being poor or homeless? Media stereotypes make huge assumptions – benefit claimants don’t want to work; homeless people are...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 17, 2012 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
While the exploitation of illegal workers is often linked to the sex industry, recent reports from the Attorney-General’s Department and Australian Institute of Criminology have suggested it is on the rise in other industries. Brianna Lee said these include reports of...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 16, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The theme for 2012: Ending the Violence of Extreme Poverty: Promoting Empowerment and Building Peace. Visit the UN website for information abut what is being done around the world this day. “Rampant poverty, which has festered for far too long, is linked to...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 12, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
An interview with Michael Perusco is the new CEO of the St Vincent de Paul Society of New South Wales. He believes tax changes are essential to free up more housing.TONY EASTLEY: At the last census 89,728 Australians were classified as homeless. It means that for...
