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Staff Reporter

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Organisation: Pro Bono Australia
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Rebuff to Church Offer for Child Asylum Seekers

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th March 2014 -  The Federal Government has turned down an offer from the Uniting Church in Australia for sanctuary for children without parents held on Christmas Island and destined for a life on Nauru.

Repeal Day To Hit NFP Sector Reform

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 -  Dozens of regulations affecting the Not for Profit sector are expected to be dumped in one omnibus bill in Federal Parliament, along with new legislation to abolish the charity regulator, if the Coalition’s plans for a regulatory Repeal Day are successful.

Welfare Increases Still Too Low – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 -  Australia’s peak body for community services and the welfare sector has expressed concerns over the small rise to income support payments, such as Newstart and Parenting Payment, driven by the Consumer Price Index increase.

Australia’s Biggest Fundraisers

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 -  Australia’s Top 5 charities, based on fundraising income, have been revealed at the Fundraising Institute Australia’s annual conference in Melbourne - and they include an unexpected quiet achiever.

Confession of an Accidental Chairman

Analysis

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 -  Policy consultant and NFP leader, Moira Deslandes offers a salutary tale of the accidental charity board Chairman.

Director Named for Swinburne CSI

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 -  Leading Not for Profit researcher Jo Barraket has been appointed as the first Director of the Centre for Social Impact at Swinburne University of Technology in Victoria.

Philanthropists Lead Action on Gender Inequality

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 -  Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja, has launched a suite of high-school education materials to address discrimination against women and girls.

Four Actions to Take This International Women’s Day

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 -  A month-long campaign planned for March with the theme of ‘Unleashing Your Potential’, Westpac’s Diversity and Flexibility team is encouraging all organisations to recognise the opportunity to enhance gender equity in the workplace as part of International Women’s Day (IWD).

Grants Open for Heritage Preservation

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 -  The National Library of Australia’s 2014 Community Heritage Grants of up to $15,000 are now open for applications.

Govts Must Step Up Employment of People with Disabilities

Staff Reporter, Monday, 3rd March 2014 -  The National Welfare Rights Network (NWRN) has called on the Federal Government to set realistic and achievable targets for the employment of people with disabilities in the Australian Public Service.

Taking a United Approach to Social Justice

Changemaker

Staff Reporter, Monday, 3rd March 2014 -  Lin Hatfield Dodds is the National Director of UnitingCare Australia, and is one of Australia’s leading social justice advocates. Her first "proper" job in the Not for Profit sector (not counting cleaning NFP offices while a student) was running Youthline in the ACT. Hatfield Dodds is this week’s Changemaker.
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