Keywords: Ursula Stephens
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AUSTRALIA
- Ursula Stephens
- 01 April 2021
1 Comment
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government reassured Australia ‘We’re all in this together’ but the truth is that the end of JobKeeper and the Coronavirus supplement payments will leave more than 2.6 million people in poverty.
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FAITH DOING JUSTICE
- Ursula Stephens
- 25 February 2021
13 Comments
'It's the value of the work, not the worker.' So said a government backbencher to me last week while I was speaking to him about the omnibus industrial relations (IR) Bill that has just passed the House of Representatives.
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FAITH DOING JUSTICE
- John Warhurst
- 15 December 2020
6 Comments
The work of Catholic social service agencies should be celebrated within the church. Its peak body, Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA), which has been savagely cut recently, has successfully matched wits with governments for over sixty years and its member agencies continue to serve the community selflessly.
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RELIGION
- John Warhurst
- 31 May 2019
14 Comments
The church has something in common with both sides of politics because the Catholic community has a split political personality. Its range of concerns is so broad that they are addressed in various ways by different political parties. It wants to make an impact on government, but it is always highly unlikely that it can have it all.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 27 August 2008
9 Comments
The Government's Social Inclusion Board has commenced work. Provided 'social inclusion' doesn't become a buzzword to cloud discussion about service delivery, it could be a useful means for enhancing human flourishing.
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AUSTRALIA
- Ursula Stephens
- 05 December 2007
1 Comment
Labor has adopted social inclusion as an organising
principle of the nation's social and economic policy. Social inclusion
is about recognising that economic prosperity in and of itself is not
enough: it is central to the work of government to make sure that this
prosperity leaves no-one behind.
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AUSTRALIA
- Ursula Stephens
- 25 October 2007
4 Comments
Voters want their government to ensure that Australia’s economic prosperity benefits those who most need it. A strong economy is not enough — rather, it is the social economy, made up of nonprofit, community and other organisations working primarily for the common good, that plays a major role in making our country fairer and our local communities stronger.
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AUSTRALIA
Eureka Street's ongoing analysis of the Federal Election race, helping you discern your vote at the ballot in November.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Ursula Stephens
- 12 September 2007
1 Comment
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AUSTRALIA
- Ursula Stephens
- 13 June 2007
16 Comments
This year's anniversaries are reminders of the importance of "sorry" in the reconciliation process. Why is it so hard to admit that most human of qualities, fallibility? Regret, atonement and forgiveness lie very much at the core of spiritual values.
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CONTRIBUTORS
- Ursula Stephens
- 17 May 2007
Senator Dr Ursula Stephens is Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector.
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RELIGION
- Ursula Stephens
- 26 March 2007
2 Comments
Even though St Patrick's Day has not yet arrived, I have already received several cards and messages. Some came the old-fashioned way, delivered by the postman, but most were like my friend Colleen's, the virtual variety, and arrived with a "ping' in my inbox.
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