by Beth | Jan 22, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“There are always a lot of headlines about poverty the day that the data comes out, but then those headlines fade, and the problem hasn’t gone away. What we need is a sustained focus by the media and our elected officials, and we need advocacy groups and...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 27, 2010 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
There are still 645 children detained in prisons of Australia and Christmas Island, according to Dr John Falzon, CEO of the National Council of St Vincent de Paul Society. Speaking in Sydney, he called for the Federal Government to fulfill a commitment it made in...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2010 | Vincentian Family
Almost 12 percent of all Australians are still living in a state of permanent recession and struggling to cope on society’s margins, says Dr John Falzon, Chief Executive of St Vincent de Paul Society’s National Council. “The Federal election is about...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2010 | Vincentian Family
“…we recognize the Real Presence of Christ in our marginalized sisters and brothers who are not only disadvantaged but also demonized and despised…..Those who hold the reins of political and economic power in the prosperous industrialized world seek...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2010 | Vincentian Family
St Vincent de Paul Society National Chief Executive Dr John Falzon called on the Government to “deal calmly with hysterical claims from the Opposition that our national security is threatened by vulnerable people seeking asylum.” A related piece from a...
