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New Migrants Reveal Settlement Issues – Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th March 2014 - More than half of new migrants to Australia say that the Government provides adequate services to assist them to settle, with some saying it is too generous, a new report has revealed.

Depression Discrimination Drops

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th March 2014 - Discriminating and stigmatising attitudes towards people with depression and anxiety have steadily decreased in Australia over the past decade, according to a new report.

Disability Leaders Defend ‘Damning’ NDIS review

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th March 2014 - Disability sector leaders have rallied behind the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), in response to what one has called a “damning” review of the early implementation of the scheme.

Clear Staff Guidance Needed to Kickstart NDIS – Review

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th March 2014 - National Disability Insurance Scheme staff have a lack of clear guidance on the way the scheme operates, including eligibility and support, an independent review on the scheme has revealed.

Understanding Financial Reports for NFPs – CPA Guide

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th March 2014 - Accounting peak body, CPA Australia has developed a free online publication to help better understand Not for Profit financial reporting.

Poor Cancer Survival in Indigenous Children – Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th March 2014 - Indigenous Australian children are 36 per cent more likely to die within five years of a cancer diagnosis than non-Indigenous Australian children, a landmark report has found.

Proof of Midlife Crisis

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th March 2014 - Social economists from the University of Melbourne have confirmed the age-old suspicion of a dip in human happiness during middle age - the midlife crisis!

Australia’s Concerning Poverty Rates – OECD Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 19th March 2014 - A new global report reveals that relative poverty in Australia (14.4 per cent of the population) is higher than the OECD average (11.3 per cent).

Opinion

The Australia Council Must Hold Firm on ‘Arm’s Length’ Funding

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 18th March 2014 - The ongoing furore surrounding the corporate funding of the 2014 Sydney Biennale involves hard issues – “hard” as in “real” and “difficult to solve”, writes Julian Meyrick, Professor of Strategic Arts at Flinders University, in this pie

Call Out for Community Champions

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 18th March 2014 - Nominations are open for the 2014 HESTA Community Sector Awards, which recognise individuals and organisations in the community sector that have made an exceptional contribution to social justice in Australia.

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