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Lina Caneva has been a journalist for more than 35 years. She was the editor of Pro Bono Australia News from when it was founded in 2000 until 2018.

Articles:

Charity Trusts Protected in Labor’s Tax Reform Plan

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Lina Caneva, Monday, 31st July 2017 -  The community sector has welcomed a move by the Labor party to safeguard charitable trusts in its tax reform policy released on Sunday.

Youngcare Built on an Iconic Story of Mateship

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Lina Caneva, Monday, 31st July 2017 -  Youngcare is a Queensland-based organisation that is on a mission to end the residential crisis for young people with high care needs across Australia. Recently Youngcare won the state’s Telstra Business Award in the charity category and its CEO Anthony Ryan is this week’s Changemaker.

Study Reveals Wastage and Pressure on Australia’s Grants Industry

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Lina Caneva, Friday, 28th July 2017 -  Research into Australia’s $26 billion grants industry has revealed significant time wasted on abandoned grant applications, large organisations increasingly scooping up small grants, and pressure on local government to provide more money.

NFPs Win Contracts to Support Refugees

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Lina Caneva, Friday, 28th July 2017 -  The federal government has awarded multi-million dollar Commonwealth contracts to five not-for-profit organisations to deliver its new Humanitarian Settlement Programs.

Rising Number of Indigenous Professionals But Still Unfinished Business

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 27th July 2017 -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have a history of entrepreneurship and engaging with the mainstream economy but constitutional reform remains unfinished business, according to author, journalist and special adviser to the Prime Minister on Indigenous constitutional recognition, Stan Grant.

Government ‘Ideologically Opposed to Human Rights’ Says Departing Triggs

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 26th July 2017 -  The controversial outgoing president of the Australian Human Rights Commission Professor Gillian Triggs has described the Australian government as “ideologically opposed to human rights” on her final day in the top job.

National NDIS Grant Gives Nod to Disability Volunteering

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 25th July 2017 -  The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has funded a national project to encourage and support people with disability to volunteer and to attract more community members to volunteer in the disability sector.

Complaints Body for Corporate Human Rights Abuses Needs Overhaul Review Told

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 25th July 2017 -  Australia needs a more effective complaints body to investigate corporate human rights abuses, according to the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) which has described the current government organisation as having a “dismal record”.

ACNC Redesigns 2017 Annual Information Statement

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Lina Caneva, Monday, 24th July 2017 -  The national charity regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has revamped the 2017 Annual Information Statement (AIS) following feedback from the sector.
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