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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.

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$5M Potter Foundation Donation for Vocational Education and Training

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 15th February 2017 -  A $5 million donation from The Ian Potter Foundation will help fund a new state-of-the-art skills development hub at Victoria University’s Sunshine campus to tackle job shortages in Melbourne’s West.

Ask Izzy Apps Expands to Help Indigenous Homeless

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 15th February 2017 -  The not-for-profit mobile website connecting homeless people with essential support services, Ask Izzy, is being expanded to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander access to health and wellbeing services.

NFP Submissions on Whistleblower Protections

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 15th February 2017 -  The not-for-profit sector is supportive of whistleblower protections, but not if a new set of obligations are imposed on the sector without due consultation and consideration, according to a submission by the Community Council for Australia (CCA) to a parliamentary inquiry.

Govt Urged to ‘Share the Love’ on Volunteer Funding

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 14th February 2017 -  Representatives from Australia’s volunteer management sector converged on Canberra on Tuesday to appeal to the government to restore federal funding for their operations.

Charity Regulator Revokes Three QLD Charities

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 14th February 2017 -  The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has revoked the charity status of three organisations following investigations into their operations.

NFPs Welcome Ratification of Convention Against Torture Protocol

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Lina Caneva, Friday, 10th February 2017 -  The not-for-profit sector has welcomed the federal government’s move to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) describing the move as a positive and historic step in the campaign to end torture.

Children Under Protection Orders Seeking Homelessness Assistance

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 9th February 2017 -  New figures reveal a high proportion of children and teenagers who are under state care and protection orders, have sought help from homelessness agencies citing family violence as the main reason.

Senate Inquiry into Centrelink’s Auto-Debt Recovery System

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 9th February 2017 -  The Greens and Labor have secured support for a Senate inquiry into the government’s controversial Centrelink automated debt recovery system.

Sector to Name and Shame Obstructionist Fundraising Regulators

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 9th February 2017 -  Charity peak body, Community Council for Australia (CCA) is mounting a campaign to name and shame ministers and senior bureaucrats that block the harmonisation of fundraising regulations in Australia.

Council Backs CBD Camping Ban

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 8th February 2017 -  Melbourne City Council has endorsed a controversial ban on public camping in the city centre in an emotion-charged meeting on Tuesday night, despite strong advice against the move from homelessness agencies.
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