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Lina Caneva

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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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NFPs to Consider ‘Hidden Crisis’ of Homelessness and Older Women

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 18th October 2016 -  Not-for-profit organisations are joining forces to address a knowledge gap around an increasing number of older women experiencing homelessness.

NFP Report Claims Refugee ‘Torture’ on Nauru

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 18th October 2016 -  A new not-for-profit report by aid agency Amnesty International claims the Australian government is responsible for the deliberate and systematic torture of refugees on Nauru and should be held accountable under international law.

Increase in Child Poverty a National ‘Shame’

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Lina Caneva, Sunday, 16th October 2016 -  Welfare peak body the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has released a new report showing that 731,300 children, or 17.4 per cent of all children in Australia, are living in poverty, an increase of 2 per cent over the past 10 years (from 2004 to 2014).

Business Leaders Join Gonski in $5M Gift to Disadvantaged Schools

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Lina Caneva, Friday, 14th October 2016 -  A collaboration by some of Australia’s leading businessmen and philanthropists, led by education reform advocate David Gonski AC, is donating more than $5 million towards students in disadvantaged schools.

NFPs Not Prepared for Extreme Weather Events

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 13th October 2016 -  Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), said community organisations were still poorly prepared to respond to extreme weather events and the significant impact on their own operations.

New Research Looks for NFP Innovation Improvements

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 13th October 2016 -  New national research into Australia’s not-for-profit organisations aims to uncover greater insights and possible improvements in innovation performance across the sector.

NFP CEO Wins NSW Telstra Business Women’s Award

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 13th October 2016 -  The CEO of disability service provider Achieve Australia, Anne Bryce, has been recognised as NSW Businesswoman of the Year in the for-purpose and social enterprise category in the 2016 Telstra Business Women's Awards.

Forrest Calls for Lift in Australia’s Future Vision

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 12th October 2016 -  Australia must combine ethical business practices with macro philanthropy to create a powerful force for common good, Australian philanthropist and mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has told the National Press Club.

Rooming House Tenants Pay High Price for Living in Poverty

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 12th October 2016 -  A six-month snapshot of Melbourne rooming houses has revealed a significant ongoing problem of illegal properties, exorbitant rents and poor conditions in accommodation run by both for-profit and not-for-profit organisations.

Australia Ranks 21st in Best and Worst Countries to be a Girl

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 11th October 2016 -  A new report – published on the International Day of the Girl Child – on the best and worst countries to be a girl, reveals that Australia has been outranked by countries including Serbia and Slovenia and placed at a lowly 21st out of 144 nations.

Labor Set to Kill Off Plebiscite Legislation

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 11th October 2016 -  The opposition is set to vote against the government’s controversial marriage equality plebiscite bill in parliament on Tuesday, claiming proposed amendments to the Marriage Act, released overnight by Senator George Brandis, would introduce new forms of legal discrimination.

Lawyers Reach Pro Bono Target for First Time in Five Years

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 11th October 2016 -  Lawyers from large legal firms have reached a voluntary national target for providing pro bono legal services for the first time in five years and increased their work by more than 8 per cent on 2015, according to new research.
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