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Antony McMullen

Social Justice Officer

Antony is originally from Narrandera in Western NSW. He has been involved in social justice campaigns since he was elected President of the Swinburne Student Union and Chairperson of the Victorian TAFE Students and Apprentices Network in the late 1990s. Since then he has worked in various capacities in the community and student union sectors in predominantly community development, casework and coordinator roles.

Antony is Catholic and brings an ecumenical focus to his position. He is enrolled in the Bachelor of Theology at the United Faculty of Theology (Melbourne College of Divinity) where he is developing his current theological interests in patristics and the early church. He has completed previous study in the areas of community development and community services management. Antony is married and has two children. His personal interests include music and politics.

The current foci for the position are:

Child Labour

• Better conditions for young workers 15-17

• Tasmanian Child labour laws

Christian persecution

• End Christian Persecution network – www.justendpersecution.org.au

Fair Trade and Investment:

• Ethical manufacture of Christian goods – www.justholyhardware.org.au

• Supporting Fairtrade and other initiatives to make trade fair

• Assisting the monitoring of Synod of Victoria & Tasmania investments

JustAct

• Assist JustAct network, including – www.justemployment.org.au

International Mission

• Philippines focus – work justice

Mental health reform

Prison reform

Tertiary education and poverty

Work justice for home workers

• Campaigning for the International Labour Organisation Convention on Home Work

President of the Welfare Rights Unit Inc. (WRU) in Victoria

• WRU
  

Antony works full-time and can be contacted on 9251 5286 or antony.mcmullen@victas.uca.org.au