October 2020
Francis Sullivan Appointed Chair of Catholic Social Services Australia Ltd
Media Release 27 October 2020 Francis Sullivan has been elected the new chair of Catholic Social Services Australia Ltd during the first meeting of the entity since its recent consolidation. Mr Sullivan has held a number of significant roles within and beyond the Catholic Church, including as chief executive officer of Catholic Health Australia and as secretary...
Friendship and solidarity key themes in Pope Francis’ letter
Media Release Australian Catholic Bishops Conference - October 4, 2020 A world that looks beyond a global pandemic with no roadmap can find one in Pope Francis’ new encyclical, which Archbishop Mark Coleridge says “is not just for believers but for the entire human family”. Published this evening, the Pope’s third encyclical is entitled Fratelli Tutti...
BUDGET LEAVES MANY ASKING ‘WHAT HOPE FOR ME?
Media Release - 6 October 2020 Catholic Social Services Australia says while the 2020-21 Commonwealth Budget delivers a financial boost for some, the country’s most vulnerable will again find themselves asking “What hope for me?” “With hundreds of thousands of Australians struggling to find work or not able to access enough hours of work, they’ll be...
CSSA News October 2020
CSSA Ltd has stepped into its new entity from 1 October, 2020 so thank you to our members for your support in this endeavour and the vote of confidence at the Annual General Meeting.
September 2020
October Budget rides on collective confidence
This article first appeared in Eureka Street, 25 September 2020 The latest National Accounts figures show that Australia is officially in recession, with a massive 7 per cent decline in GDP for the June quarter. While not exactly surprising, it has the Morrison Government rightly concerned. The havoc COVID-19 has wreaked on our economy has been...
Australian Children and Families Need Greater Certainty
Media Release - 8 September 2020 Catholic Social Services Australia is calling on the Australian Government to ensure the needs of children and vulnerable families are priorities in the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. CSSA comprises 60 member organisations providing social services in more than 650 communities across Australia. The network supports some of the...
July 2020
The ‘second wave’ and the Australian economy
Failing to address the unemployment and underemployment challenges facing the nation will have significant impacts on the social and economic wellbeing of hundreds of thousands of people for many years, writes Joe Zabar. Article by CSSA's Deputy CEO, Joe Zabar, first published Pro Bono News Australia, 16 July 2020 Joe Zabar | 16 July 2020 at...
Disadvantage not all about the hip pocket
As published CathNews 14 July 2020 The research found Australia’s most disadvantaged electorate was Hinkler in regional Queensland. (Pixabay) New research on disadvantage in Australia has found that it’s not just income that matters when calculating disadvantage, but other factors such as health and education. Source: The Conversation. The research, conducted by the ANU Centre for Social...
