Category: Social justice
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Bishops back 4.5% wage increase
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has argued for a 4.5 per cent rise in the national minimum wage.
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Enquiry: Trafficking detection surges
The UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons report indicates that child trafficking, trafficking for forced labour and forced criminality are rising as poverty, conflict and climate change leave more people vulnerable to exploitation.
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Remembering Fr Bob, the larrikin priest – and YCW chaplain
Melbourne is mourning the passing of Fr Bob Maguire, a priest well-known for his work with the poor in inner city South Melbourne and elsewhere.
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Respect: Confronting violence and abuse
Australian bishops’ Social Justice Statement 2022-23