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Social Justice and Injustice in Australia - Year 10 MVPS

Supporting the fair treatment of all people regardless of gender, race, colour, ethnicity, age, marital or parental status, sexual preference, disability or religious belief.

Government of Western Australia Social Justice Statement, 2021.

The words or at least concepts of ‘social justice’ are used in contexts where people understand social justice to be about fairness beyond individual justice. According to Craig et al, “it is often seen these days as either a relic of the 1970s, or a catch-all used by conservatives and progressives alike”. Baldry argues that “we should all be clamouring for the revival of social justice, that is, ensuring systemic and structural social arrangements to improve equality, as a core political and social value”.

To put it simply, the concept of social justice involves finding the optimum balance between our joint responsibilities as a society and our responsibilities as individuals to contribute to a just society. Many different ideas exist about where that optimum balance lies.

Pro Bono Centre, 2015.

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Library Resources

Use the Library catalogue to quickly locate the books on our shelves related to social justice and injustice issues.

On the shelves

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Serials

  • Justice Trends (ask the Library staff for back issues) - a serial publication about the trends in Social Justice in Australia from the Catholic Church.

eBooks

Issues in Society

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ClickView

BTN: Behind the News from the ABC is a fun, accessible way for upper primary and secondary students to learn about what's happening in the world around them (ABC, 2021).

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ABC

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General

Social justice organisations


Examples of Social Justice Issues

Poverty
Bullying
ATSI Incarceration
ATSI Education
ATSI Health
Refugees
Gender Inequality
Health Services
Climate Change
Environ. Injustice

Poverty

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Issues in Society

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Bullying

Bullying, harassment and cyberbullying.

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Issues in Society

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ATSI Incarceration

Injustice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander incarceration levels and deaths in custody.

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Issues in Society

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ATSI Education

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander challenges in education.

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Issues in Society

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ATSI Health

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and healthcare challenges.

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Issues in Society

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Refugees

Refugees and asylum seekers.

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Victorian Premier's Award Winner 2019

eBooks

Issues in Society

Reference Resources

General Encyclopedia

  • World Book Encyclopedia

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Health Services

Universal access to health services.

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eBooks

From Issues in Society: [Hard copies of these title may also be found on the Library shelves]

Australian health

Global health

Personal health

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Climate Change

Climatic changes and the environment.

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eBooks

Issues in Society

Britannica eStax

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General Encyclopedia

  • World Book Encyclopedia

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Environ. Injustice

Environmental injustices and issues.

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eBooks

Issues in Society

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On the shelf

Web resources