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Water Is Life

Wendy Williams, Monday, 7th November 2016 -  Rez Haremi is the founder, CEO and a board member of Essential Need, a not-for-profit organisation that aims to end extreme water poverty by the year 2020. He is this week’s Changemaker.
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Hazelwood Closure Could be a Social Catastrophe

Lina Caneva, Friday, 4th November 2016 -  Welfare peak body the Victorian Council of Social Service has warned of a social catastrophe in the Latrobe Valley if local communities aren’t adequately supported during the closure of the Hazelwood power station.
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The Design Turn: Searching for Public Value in Policy

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st October 2016 -  Dr Sharon Andrews, program manager of RMIT’s Master of Public Policy, discusses how policymakers are looking to design to innovate policy development and adequately address social issues.
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Fellowship Builds New Generation of Leaders

Wendy Williams, Monday, 17th October 2016 -  A new $160 million leadership program has been launched to tackle social inequality and support a new generation of leaders over the next two decades.
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Employee Welfare Must Come First For NFPs

Wendy Williams, Monday, 17th October 2016 -  Charities are being called on to put their employees first or risk legal or reputational ramifications.

Opinion

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Relationships, Respect and Trust Key to Engagement with Indigenous Employees

Lisa Annese, Monday, 17th October 2016 -  A lot can be done to build workplaces that make the most of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent, writes Diversity Council Australia CEO Lisa Annese.
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Personality Key for Aged Care Workforce

Wendy Williams, Monday, 10th October 2016 -  Personality is key for Australia’s future aged care workforce, according to a new report examining the characteristics of high performing personal carers in the sector.
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Funding NDIS Workforce Innovation

Wendy Williams, Monday, 10th October 2016 -  A new $5 million fund, announced by the Coalition government, has been launched to identify innovative ways of building and managing the National Disability Insurance Scheme workforce.

Changemaker

Learning To Be a Leader

Wendy Williams, Monday, 10th October 2016 -  Anne Crooks is the head of finance and ICT for YWCA NSW and a recent graduate of the Sydney Leadership Course. She is this week’s Changemaker.

Opinion

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Reference Checking – How Can the NFP Sector Get It Right?

Mike Brett, Monday, 10th October 2016 -  Having a robust, reliable and informative reference checking process in place, is critical for not- for-profit organisations to find the best people, writes Mike Brett, NFP specialist at Xref.
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