Luke Michael, Friday, 4th May 2018 -
Unfair and inconsistent transport funding under the National Disability Insurance Scheme is causing chaos for participants, a community transport peak body has warned.
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 2nd May 2018 -
The Turnbull government has defended its controversial Community Development Program, amid claims the remote work-for-the-dole scheme was ineffective, costly and “monetising racial discrimination”.
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 2nd May 2018 -
The group coordinating the Catholic Church’s response to the child sexual abuse royal commission has concluded its work after five years, on the same day Queensland and Northern Territory joined the historic national redress scheme.
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 2nd May 2018 -
The Turnbull government should utilise Australia’s improved budget position to remedy “embarrassingly inadequate unemployment benefits”, a prominent economic expert believes.
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 2nd May 2018 -
A new report has found less than a quarter of Australian business leaders believe social responsibility is a top priority in their corporate strategy, despite growing millennial expectations around businesses’ social impact.
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 1st May 2018 -
A leading commercial employment provider is teaming up with a not-for-profit disability services group to maximise social impact, by creating a joint venture providing better outcomes for job seekers with disability.
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 1st May 2018 -
A mural supporting the repeal of Ireland’s Eighth Amendment has reappeared in Dublin, after a warning from the Irish Charities Regulator forced a charity art centre to remove the “political advertisement” from its wall.
Luke Michael, Monday, 30th April 2018 -
Victoria has launched a “whole-of-government approach” to social procurement, with the Andrews government hoping to leverage its significant buying power to bolster the state’s social enterprise sector.
Luke Michael, Monday, 30th April 2018 -
A new report has revealed a chronic shortage of affordable rentals across Australia, with less than 0.01 per cent of rental properties found to be affordable for a single person on Newstart.
Luke Michael, Monday, 30th April 2018 -
Rahul Seth is the founder of the Perth Active Depression Support Group, which aims to bring people together through recreation. He is this week’s Changemaker.
Luke Michael, Friday, 27th April 2018 -
A leading economist believes Australia’s stronger budget position has been built on the back of cuts to welfare payments including the Disability Support Pension, potentially driving increased homelessness.
Luke Michael, Thursday, 26th April 2018 -
Disability groups feel “betrayed and ambushed” by the government’s backflip on a Medicare levy rise to fully fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme, warning that the NDIS now faces long-term funding uncertainty.
