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Lord Mayor’s Report on Women and Poverty

Lina Caneva, Monday, 7th March 2016 -  A new Not for Profit report has revealed that three in 10 women aged over 60 live in permanent income poverty compared to just 27 per cent of single older men.

Government Youth Job Initiatives Announced

Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th March 2016 -  The Federal Government has announced the first organisations to deliver the new Empowering YOUth Initiatives, which will provide a range of innovative ways to help vulnerable young people into sustainable employment.

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ACOSS Deputy Steps Down for Health and Justice Role

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 3rd March 2016 -  The Deputy CEO of Australia’s welfare peak body ACOSS, Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine, has resigned to head up a new national centre for health and justice partnerships.

Changemaker

Rocking the Boat

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 29th February 2016 -  For Rosie Thomas the issue of bullying in schools has become her life’s passion. Thomas and her sister Lucy are the people behind a national movement to make schools safer and more inclusive places. Thomas is this week’s Changemaker. She spoke to

Australians and Robots Working Together

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 29th February 2016 -  Australians could be working alongside artificial devices and robotic devices within the next 20 years, according to a landmark report by the Federal Government’s agency for scientific research. The CSIRO has launched a report claiming…

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Five Reasons Why Annual Leave is not Taken and How to Manage it

Di Armbrust, Monday, 29th February 2016 -  Employees taking annual leave is good for an organisation, but many people do not take it as often as they should. Author and HR specialist Di Armbrust explores the reasons why. We all like to

Spotlight

A Recipe for Change

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 24th February 2016 -  Community and food go hand-in-hand, and a passion for both led Christine Smith to start an organisation that helps vulnerable people create a fresh start, writes Ellie Cooper in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

NFP CEO Moves to Private Sector

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 24th February 2016 -  Outgoing Foodbank Australia CEO, Jason Hincks, will join the private sector as an executive in Karrikins Group to help grow community investment. He discussed his change of direction with journalist Ellie Cooper. Hincks, who was…

Women Closed Out of IT Industry

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 22nd February 2016 -  Women are being systemically closed out of the IT and web development industries in Australia, and the jobs that they are able to obtain are the lowest paying ones, according to figures from a leading…
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