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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:

Australia’s Formal Education System Best in the World – Report

Lina Caneva, Monday, 10th August 2015 -  Australia’s formal education system has been ranked number one in the world but vocational skills and lack of policies enabling competitiveness are causing it to fall behind other countries, a new global report has found.

800,000 Australians Unemployed

Lina Caneva, Monday, 10th August 2015 -  For the first time in 20 years there are more than 800,000 unemployed people in Australia, with five people looking for work for every vacancy available.

QLD To Investigate Volunteer Numbers

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 6th August 2015 -  New research into how and why Queenslanders volunteer may be key to combatting the decline of people who volunteer regularly, according to the Cancer Council Queensland.

NFPs Urged to Adopt New Strategies for Aboriginal Child Welfare

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 6th August 2015 -  A landmark report into the lives and welfare of young Aboriginal children in Western Australia has urged community organisations to develop new and innovative approaches to help improve their future wellbeing.

Homeless Older People Overlooked

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 6th August 2015 -  Sydney’s increasingly expensive housing market is contributing to the rise in the number of older homeless people, HammondCare warned during Homelessness Prevention Week.

Citizenship Stripping Legislation ‘Flawed’ – Law Council

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 6th August 2015 -  Proposed legislation to allow dual nationals to be stripped of their Australian citizenship on national security grounds is flawed and should be amended or reconsidered altogether, according to the Law Council of Australia.

Hiroshima Day: Thousands of Survivors Still Receive Treatment

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 6th August 2015 -  Seventy years on from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, thousands of people are still receiving treatment for cancer and other serious health problems, new figures reveal.

Best Run Aussie NFP Revealed

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 4th August 2015 -  The Australian arm of the global aid organisation, World Vision has been named Australia’s best run organisation in a national survey of Not for Profits and donors which also suggests almost two thirds of NFPs are not being well run.

Homeless Face ‘Inhumane’ Treatment

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 4th August 2015 -  A highly awarded Australian charity claims that Governments at all levels are guilty of failing to follow the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in their treatment of homeless people.

Ansvar Community Grants Open

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 4th August 2015 -  Not for Profit Insurance provider, Ansvar has announced grant applications are open for their 2016 annual Community Education Program (CEP) worth up to $50,000 each.

Australia’s List of Million Dollar Donors Grows to 250

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 4th August 2015 -  The number of Australians who have donated $1 million or more to causes has grown to over 250 and now includes 10 donors who have given more than $100 million and 57 who have given more than $10 million.

Senate Calls for Wind Farm Crackdown

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 4th August 2015 -  A Senate committee set up to investigate the potential health impacts of wind turbines has recommended that the Federal Government be able to force states to abide by noise and infrasound restrictions.
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