This webinar, hosted in partnership between Caritas Australia and the Office for Justice, Ecology and Peace, saw Kirsten Sayers CEO of Caritas Australia joined by Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge, Dr Luke Fletcher, Executive Director of the Jubilee Australia Research Centre, and Leba Tamari, Advocacy Coordinator for Caritas Fiji.  

The launch aligns with the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’ and is part of the broader Caritas Internationalis ‘Turn Debt into Hope’ campaign, which globally champions debt justice, fairness, and solidarity, in the spirit of Jubilee 2025. 

As part of the webinar, participants gained a greater understanding of the debt crises impacting our region and the significance of debt forgiveness during a Jubilee year. Attendees were invited to sign a petition that calls on world leaders, and public, private, and multilateral institutions to: 

• Stop the debt crisis now by cancelling and remedying unjust and unsustainable debts, without economic policy conditions. 
• Prevent debt crises from happening again by addressing their root causes, reforming the global financial system to prioritise people and the planet. 
• Establish a permanent, transparent, binding, and comprehensive debt framework within the United Nations. 

Learn more at: www.caritas.org.au/debt

Sign the petition at: Turn Debt into Hope Petition | Act Now | Caritas Australia