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International Day of People With Disability

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 -  Breaking barriers and opening doors is the theme of International Day of People with Disability today but new data indicates that barriers are increasing and more doors to employment are closed to jobseekers with disability.

ACNC Repeal Needs Consultation

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 -  Those supporting the Federal Coalition’s plan to abolish the national regulator, the ACNC, should be careful about what they wish for, writes Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert.

10 Reasons to Take Action on Accessibility

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 -  Accessibility has been on Westpac’s agenda for many years through its Accessibility Action Plans, which outlines its strategy for supporting people with disability.

Getting Our (Charitable) Act Together

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 -  The need for consolidation in the Not for Profit sector isn’t as critical as popular opinion would have us believe. However, greater collaboration, integration and mergers can be beneficial, writes Social Ventures Australia (SVA) Consulting’s Executive Director Duncan Peppercorn.

Snapping Selfies for Charity – Giving Tuesday

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 -  It's Giving Tuesday and the global movement is using the popularity of the “selfie” to encourage people to give to charities.

Deadline Extended for Registered Charities

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 -  When the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) was established in December 2012, it marked the first time that information on all 56,000 charities that had previously been endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) was made available on a single, searchable, online database.

Salvos Release First Snapshot on Homelessness

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd December 2013 -  Disadvantaged Australians attribute their homeless situations to family and domestic violence, a lack of affordable housing, and poverty, The Salvation Army’s first snapshot on homelessness has revealed.

Aussies Feel the Pinch of Rising Power Costs – Survey

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd December 2013 -  Electricity bills are what householders are most concerned with when it comes to cost of living, a survey by three advocacy groups reveals.

Coalition Overhauls Remote Indigenous Jobs Program

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd December 2013 -  The Federal Coalition Government has announced it will be making big changes to the Remote Jobs and Communities Program for indigenous employees, including pumping $40 million into re-opening the Indigenous Employment Program in remote areas.

Foreign Workers Have More Qualifications – ABS

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd December 2013 -  People born overseas are more likely to have a degree or certificate than people born in Australia, new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures on education and training have shown.

Business Leaders Join Volunteer NFP Board

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd December 2013 -  An Australian Not for Profit international development organisation has appointed two business leaders to its board.
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