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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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Noise Impact Charity Challenges Regulator Over Revocation

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th September 2016 -  A charity that researches and advises on the impact of industrial noise, including wind farms, is challenging a decision by the charity regulator, and the subsequent loss of its tax deductibility status, in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

ATO and ACNC Collaborate on Ancillary Funds

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th September 2016 -  An agreement between the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) will allow ancillary funds registered as charities to only report their annual return once.

Australian Suicide Rate ‘Deeply Disturbing’

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 28th September 2016 -  The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures into suicide deaths showing a 10-year high are “deeply disturbing and disappointing”, according to mental health Not for Profit SANE.

Warning on Surge of Older Women Becoming Homeless

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 27th September 2016 -  Mission Australia has urged the federal government to take action to reduce the number of older women becoming homeless.

Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage Concentrated in Rural Qld

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 27th September 2016 -  The major opposition to same-sex marriage is concentrated in rural areas, in particular in rural Queensland, while the most supportive voters are in the prime minister’s own inner-city Sydney seat, according to new research mapping popular attitudes across Australia.

Report Points to Six Areas of Competition Reform for Human Services

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 22nd September 2016 -  Greater competition, contestability and informed user choice could improve outcomes in many, but not all, Australia human services, according to a preliminary report by the Productivity Commission.

Best Countries to be a Social Entrepreneur?

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 22nd September 2016 -  The findings of a global perception poll on the best countries to be a social entrepreneur have been released showing that while Australia failed to make the overall top 10 there are encouraging signs of improvement.

Report Reveals Biggest Charity Earners

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 20th September 2016 -  Australia’s top 25 charities had a total annual revenue of $25.2 billion in 2014 – the same amount as the combined annual revenue of the country’s bottom 44,891 charities, according to a major analysis of financial data held by the charity regulator the ACNC.

NFP Coalition Calls for Urgent Fundraising Law Reform

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Lina Caneva, Monday, 19th September 2016 -  The current state of fundraising regulation in Australia is inconsistent, fragmented, outdated and rarely enforced and is in need of urgent major reform, according to a coalition of Not for Profit peak bodies.

Call on Govt to Establish Age Pension Tribunal to Address Poverty

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 15th September 2016 -  A new report finds the current level of the Age Pension in Australia falls short of allowing an acceptable standard of living, with many pensioners suffering “substantial deprivation”.

States to Work Together After NDIS Rollout ‘Stress’

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Lina Caneva, Saturday, 3rd September 2016 -  The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Disability Reform Council (DRC) has agreed to work more closely with the National Disability Insurance Agency after a report found significant managerial issues in the first two months of the NDIS scheme since 1 July.
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