JEC updates
Updates on Justice and Equity Centre events, work and community.
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Justice and Equity Centre strengthens its work for lasting social change with support from Paul Ramsay Foundation
We’re thrilled to announce a new 5-year grant from PRF, to build our capacity and capability.
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Social Justice Dinner 2026: story-telling, truth and justice
Award-winning author Shankari Chandran spoke to broadcaster Fran Kelly about identity and social justice.
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Social Justice Dinner 2026 photo gallery
We’re thrilled to share a gallery of photos from our 2026 Social Justice Dinner.
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Our agenda for change in 2026
This year, we are pursuing an agenda of practical reforms to improve lives and challenge injustice.
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City Hub: Police Inquiry Into Alleged Police Violence At Herzog Protest Launched
We urged members of the public with evidence of police actions from the protest to submit them to the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.
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Our continued commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart
On the second anniversary of the Voice referendum, we remain steadfast in our support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
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Online forum: LGBTQ discrimination in religious schools and organisations
Join Anglican Minister and academic Rev Dr Angus McLeay in conversation with discrimination law expert and LGBTQ+ advocate Alastair Lawrie to explore the intersection between ‘religious freedom’ and anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in Australian religious schools and organisations. WHEN: 1-2pm, Tuesday 19 August 2025RSVP: [email protected] —————————————————————————— In many parts of Australia, the law permits religious schools and social…
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NITV: ACT chooses ‘care over cruelty’ by raising the age of criminal responsibility to 14
JEC CEO Jonathon Hunyor explained why the ACT Government have made the right decision for kids and communities.
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2SER: Déjà vu for LGBTQ Students and Teachers in Religious Schools
Our Director of Policy and Advocacy, Alastair Lawrie, broke down the failures of successive governments to protect LGBTQ students and teachers in religious schools.