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Rachel McFadden

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Rachel is a journalist specialising in the social sector.

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Benevolent Society Staff Go Mobile

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Rachel McFadden, Friday, 28th July 2017 - Australia’s oldest charity is taking a leap into the future by committing to a “new way to work”.

Calls to Redesign Education to Better Prepare Youth for Future Workforce

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Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 27th July 2017 - Young people need to be creative, entrepreneurial and committed to ongoing learning to face the biggest disruption to the world of work since the industrial revolution, a peak body for youth has said.

Calls for Immediate Action to Improve Health Outcomes for People With Mental Illness

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Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 26th July 2017 - More than 50 mental health organisations have pledged to improve the physical health and wellbeing of people living with mental illness, amid claims the life-expectancy of Australians with a mental illness is 14-23 years less than the general population.

Social Sector Says Slashing Energy Supplement is a ‘Human Rights Issue’

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Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 26th July 2017 - Australia’s peak body for social services is calling on parliament to reject legislation that will cut the energy supplement saying that further cuts to people living on so little is a “human rights issue”.

‘Alarming’ Figures of Disability Violence Reignite Calls for Royal Commission

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Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 26th July 2017 - Disability advocates are calling for the urgent introduction of a Royal Commission into violence and abuse against people with a disability after new figures reveal “alarming” rates of violence and other forms of abuse.

Improving NFP’s Ethical Participation in Digital Data

Rachel McFadden, Monday, 24th July 2017 - Australian not for profits need to form a united front to ensure their presence and contributions in the digital world are in line with their ethics, a leading expert on philanthropy, civil society and the digital world has said.

Charities Give Feedback on Govt Paper to Encourage Social Impact Investment

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Rachel McFadden, Monday, 24th July 2017 - A round of “robust” discussions between charity leaders, philanthropists and government representatives were “a promising start” to pushing for reforms around the tax treatment of loans and investments from ancillary funds to charities.

New Virtual Reality Tool to Train Disability Support Workers

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 20th July 2017 - A leading disability provider has secured funding to develop an innovative virtual reality prototype to enhance the training, skills and work practices of disability support staff.

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Rachel is a journalist specialising in the social sector.

Articles:

Benevolent Society Staff Go Mobile

Calls to Redesign Education to Better Prepare Youth for Future Workforce

Calls for Immediate Action to Improve Health Outcomes for People With Mental Illness

Social Sector Says Slashing Energy Supplement is a ‘Human Rights Issue’

‘Alarming’ Figures of Disability Violence Reignite Calls for Royal Commission

Improving NFP’s Ethical Participation in Digital Data

Charities Give Feedback on Govt Paper to Encourage Social Impact Investment

New Virtual Reality Tool to Train Disability Support Workers

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