Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th October 2013 -
More than one in five Australians have experienced discrimination in the workplace due to mental illness, according to a study by the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA).
Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th October 2013 -
National Not for Profit technology provider Infoxchange’s Deputy CEO, David Spriggs, has stepped up to the head the organisation.
Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th October 2013 -
At only 27 years old, Celia Boyd has already led an impressive career in the Not for Profit sector that has led her to co-found Not for Profit volunteer organisation Community SEEDS and be named a Young Social Pioneer with the Foundation for Young Australians. Boyd is this week’s Changemaker.
Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th October 2013 -
Vision Australia will close down its employment enterprise, Vision Australia Enterprises, leaving 71 people, some of which are blind or have low vision, out of work.
Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th October 2013 -
Improving mental health in the workplace can save organisations from the direct and indirect costs of mental health problems, according to mental health Not for Profit beyondblue.
Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th October 2013 -
A new “unique housing model” is set to give young people living in nursing homes another option for independent living.
Staff Reporter, Saturday, 5th October 2013 -
Understanding the unique demands of the Asia Pacific region and partnerships between government, Not for Profits and business emerged as key ways to achieve better social impact outcomes at the recent 2013 Asia Pacific Corporate Community Impact Summit in Sydney.
Staff Reporter, Friday, 4th October 2013 -
Hurried one-off “consultations” that are organised without indigenous input don’t work, new evidence has revealed.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd October 2013 -
The leadership of the Catholic Church in Australia has development a reform agenda which it says could see the most significant overhaul of the Church’s approach to clerical sexual abuse in its more than 200-year history in Australia.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd October 2013 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have higher rates of new cancer cases and cancer deaths than non-Indigenous Australians, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and Cancer Australia.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd October 2013 -
The Not for Profit sector is mourning the passing of disability advocate Anthony Ainscough Brown, aged 87, who was instrumental in setting set up the EW Tipping Foundation.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd October 2013 -
The current arrangements for Australia’s peak bodies on disability are fragmented and confused and in need of an urgent rethink as the National Insurance Disability Scheme becomes a reality, according to one of the country’s main disability rights organisations.
