Social Justice Statement

Saturday, August 16

Signs of hope in social justice statement

The experience of people living with the challenges of homelessness and mental ill-health has been highlighted in this year's Social Justice Statement.

Centacare offering ongoing support

Phone counselling for people struggling with family stress, social isolation and other challenges in the wake of COVID-19 continues to be accessed from Centacare.

Navigating the digital highway

The pros and cons of digital media are examined in the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Social Justice Statement for 2019–20.

Urgent need to address housing crisis: Bishop’s statement

Australia’s alarming growth in homelessness and insecure housing has been highlighted in the Social Justice Statement 2018-19 A Place to Call Home: Making a home for everyone in our land.

Australia’s economy must serve every one of us

"Australia now has the second-highest net worth per person in the world. But we cannot justify this wealth if, in accumulating it, we have left behind those who are most in need," says Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen, the Chairman of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council (ACSJC) in a paper released today.

Call for local action on economic issues