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Charities Must Not Be Afraid To Invest in NDIS Future

Andrew Donne, Thursday, 1st September 2016 - As the NDIS gathers pace nationally, Endeavour Foundation chief executive Andrew Donne writes about why charities must not be afraid to invest in the NDIS environment.

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Soon, We Could All Be Billionaires…

Kathleen Birchley, Thursday, 1st September 2016 - Thinking big is the first step towards solving the world’s biggest problems, writes communications expert at Aurecon, Kathleen Birchley in their blog – Just Imagine.

Newstart Cuts Would Be ‘Crushing’

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 31st August 2016 - Proposed cuts to welfare support payment Newstart could leave almost 77,000 people with less than $24 a day to live on after they’d paid rent, according to the peak body for homelessness.

NDIS IT Debacle Blamed On Technical Glitch

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 31st August 2016 - The “IT debacle” that hampered the roll out of the $22 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme has been blamed on a “short-lived technical issue” and a lack of information provided to users

Who’s Missing From Our TV Screens?

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 31st August 2016 - People with disability are significantly underrepresented on Australian television, along with people of diverse sexual orientation or gender identity, according to a new industry report.

More Than $100M Defrauded by Australians to Gamble

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 31st August 2016 - A new report into fraud has found more than $100 million has been stolen in the last five years in Australia by people needing to satisfy their gambling addiction, and the report authors believe the finding is just the tip of the iceberg.

Melbourne Youth Initiative Shuts Its Doors With Families Fearing For the Future

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 30th August 2016 - Families of children with a disability have been left “devastated” after a Not for Profit specialising in children with complex behavioural problems has been forced to close its doors and cancel upcoming camps due to a lack of funding.

Voice Your Choice Video Empowers Support Workers

Wendy Williams, Monday, 29th August 2016 - Support workers for young people with disability have been given a “breakthrough” tool to help transition their practice to suit the new NDIS system and empower those in out-of-home care or preparing to leave care.

Is Your Employer Watching You? Online Profiling Blurs the Boundary of Our Public and Private Lives

Staff Reporter, Monday, 29th August 2016 - Online profiling is a growing trend among organisations, but the practice is not without controversy writes QUT’s Business and Management senior lecturer Peter O'Connor and professor of Work and Organisation Paula McDonald, in this article which fi

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The Pursuit of Being Awesome

Wendy Williams, Monday, 29th August 2016 - Iain de Jong is a Canadian based academic and social change advocate who has been described as a leader of an international movement to end homelessness. He is this week's Changemaker.

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