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Organisation: Pro Bono Australia
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Xavier Smerdon is a journalist specialising in the Not for Profit sector. He writes breaking and investigative news articles.

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Most Stressful Jobs Revealed

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 13th October 2014 -  Legal, social and welfare professionals have one of the most stressful jobs in Australia, along with carers and aid workers, new research has found.

Top Uni Graduates Earn Six Per Cent More Over Career

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 13th October 2014 -  Bachelor-degree graduates of Australia’s top universities earn about six per cent more over a 40-year career than graduates of Australia’s other universities, a new Grattan Institute report reveals.

‘Context is King’ a Favourite for NFP Leader

Changemaker

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 13th October 2014 -  Bates was Deputy CEO of Volunteering Australia, between 2003 and 2007 and was recently elected World President of the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE). Bates is this week's Changemaker.

Victoria Expands Services Connect

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 13th October 2014 -  The Victorian Government is set to expand a new model of human services in a move it claims will help create jobs and support more than 5000 adults and children over the next two years.

Feds Start Aged Care ‘Red Tape Reduction’ Trial

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 10th October 2014 -  Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has launched a trial which he says aims to cut red tape in the aged sector, in a move that has been panned by a peak body working in the field.

Red Cross to Continue Fighting Ebola

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 10th October 2014 -  The Australian Red Cross has declared it will continue to fight the Ebola crisis in West Africa after one of its aid workers returned a negative test for the disease.

Top Honours for Avid Child Protection Campaigner

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 10th October 2014 -  Tireless child protection campaigner and Bravehearts volunteer Karen Lindley has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the community after taking out top honours at the 2014 Sydney city- East 2014 Volunteer of the Year Awards.

Distress Among Asylum Seekers “Visceral”- Vinnies

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 9th October 2014 -  The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia has called on its more than 60,000 members to continue their efforts to assist asylum seekers and refugees, in the face of the most recent policy changes from the Government.

Report Reveals Welfare Payment System

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 9th October 2014 -  A “no disadvantage” grace ­period for welfare recipients under a new streamlined welfare payment system is expected to be among the recommendations of the McClure review, a national newspaper report has revealed.

World Vision To Train ‘Locals’ for Ebola Response

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 9th October 2014 -  World Vision will now train hundreds of local West African healthcare workers in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone following the Federal Government’s decision not to send Australian aid workers to the hot spot.

Good Pitch Delivers $2m in Eight Hours for Social Impact Films

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 9th October 2014 -  Australian philanthropists, corporate foundations and Not for Profits have delivered more than $2million to help fund seven social impact documentaries at the first Good Pitch Australia event in Sydney.

Carers’ Role in NDIS Uncertain

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 9th October 2014 -  The future of support for carers is “highly uncertain” as NSW transitions towards the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), according to a new report by peak body, Carers NSW.
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