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Luke Michael

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Luke Michael is a journalist at Pro Bono News covering the social sector.

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Future of disability information service in limbo

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Luke Michael, Thursday, 21st March 2019 -  An information service helping hundreds of thousands of people with disability in New South Wales is set to close unless it receives an urgent, last-minute funding boost from the state government.

Welfare advocates attack move to digitise employment services

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Luke Michael, Thursday, 21st March 2019 -  Anti-poverty groups fear the government’s plan to digitise employment services will result in millions of penalties being automatically imposed on vulnerable jobseekers.

Advocacy groups struggle amid growing NDIS waiting lists

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Luke Michael, Wednesday, 20th March 2019 -  Advocacy services are being swamped with people needing help appealing their National Disability Insurance Scheme plans, disability groups have warned in the wake of new funding to the sector.    

Aussie Students Strike for Climate Change Action

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Luke Michael, Friday, 15th March 2019 -  Thousands of students across Australia are protesting to demand action on climate change as part of a global day of youth activism.

US Foundation Pledges $150 Million to Fix Gaps in Impact Investing

Luke Michael, Friday, 15th March 2019 -  A leading US foundation is launching a new initiative to help fund impact investments deemed too risky for conventional financing.

One Million Social and Affordable Homes Needed to Combat Rental Stress

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Luke Michael, Thursday, 14th March 2019 -  Australia needs to build more than a million social and affordable houses over the next 20 years to keep pace with the growing number of people struggling to pay their rent, new analysis shows.

Gen Y emerge as Australia’s most generous givers

Luke Michael, Thursday, 14th March 2019 -  Millennials are the most giving generation in Australia and are nearly twice as likely to volunteer for a cause than baby boomers, according to new research.

‘A crisis is coming’: Buy-now-pay-later services target vulnerable young women

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Luke Michael, Thursday, 14th March 2019 -  Buy-now-pay-later schemes like Afterpay have revolutionised the way Australians shop. But as Luke Michael reports, these services are also sending vulnerable young women into vicious cycles of debt that follow them long after they stop spending.

Disability Royal Commission a Step Closer

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Luke Michael, Wednesday, 13th March 2019 -  Prime Minister Scott Morrison has committed the federal government to fully funding the disability royal commission, as the draft terms of reference for the inquiry are released.  

‘It takes a village’ to help kids succeed in education

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Luke Michael, Tuesday, 12th March 2019 -  Charities are calling on Australians to play a greater role in the education of young people, warning of a $1 million cost to the community for each student not completing high school.

Cafe Roasted for ‘Appalling’ Sign Mocking Disability Abuse

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Luke Michael, Thursday, 7th March 2019 -  Social media backlash over a cafe sign with a joke about abusing a woman in a wheelchair has sparked calls for action on the high rates of domestic violence experienced by women with disability.

WWF Accused of Funding Guards Who Have Tortured and Murdered Villagers

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Luke Michael, Thursday, 7th March 2019 -  An iconic wildlife charity is launching an independent review into allegations it supports anti-poaching guards in Asia and Africa who have sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered people.
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