Submissions and Research
Open Letter to Tony Abbott - Seeking asylum is not "illegal" - 4 December 2013
April 12, 2016
The Edmund Rice Centre has joined with a broad national coalitions of organisations calling for action from Prime Minister Tony Abbott to end the deliberate misrepresentation of asylum seekers that is being perpetrated by...
Read More ShareThe Metropolitan Strategy - City of Cities: A Plan for Sydney's Future - 30 April 2010
May 01, 2010
The following submission details the importance of the Sydney Basin in relation to the economy and the environment, and included examples internationally and domestically of urban agriculture and peri-agriculture. Download the submission
Read More ShareExpected impacts of climate change to coral reefs of the Pacific
October 26, 2008
This paper is a summary of the work of Dr Chris McGrath examining the scientific evidence of the threat of climate change on coral reefs in the Pacific and the policy targets necessary to...
Read More ShareSubmission to Review Board of the Northern Territory Emergency Response
August 13, 2008
The Edmund Rice Centre's Submission to the Review Board of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER): Time for a New Approach: Consultation and Non-Discrimination the Key. Policy should be based on good empirical evidence measured...
Read More ShareSubmission to the inquiry into immigration detention in Australia
July 24, 2008
The Edmund Rice Centre made a submission to the Federal Parliament's Inquiry into Immigration Detention. The Inquiry which was called in June by Senator Evans, the Minster for Immigration is being conducted by Parliament's...
Read More ShareFrom Victims to Changemakers: A Grass-Roots Focus for the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children
July 02, 2008
In May 2008, the Federal Government announced plans to develop a new National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and Children, and invited input from community organisations. This submission was prepared by a group...
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