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Vulnerability to Human Trafficking – Report

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 18th December 2014 -  The hope of making enough money to send back to impoverished families can outweigh known risks of child exploitation, a new Not for Profit study has found.

Collaborating on Payment-By-Outcome Projects

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 17th December 2014 -  A two day forum exploring payment-by-outcome projects, focusing on the social causes of re-offending in Queensland, delivered some challenging but innovative approaches to addressing them, writes Sandy Blackburn-Wright, Managing Director of Social Ou

Impact 25 Revealed – The Not for Profit Sector’s Most Influential People in 2014

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 16th December 2014 -  The Not for Profit community has spoken, delivering Australia’s first Impact 25 - an honour roll of the country’s most influential people, working in and around the social economy.

Australia Best for Grad Employment

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 15th December 2014 -  Australia is the best country in the world for new graduates to find a job, according to two separate reports.

Celibacy Could be Behind Abuse

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 12th December 2014 -  Catholic priest’s vow of celibacy may be behind decades of sexual abuse in the Church, according to a landmark report released today.

Opinion

Saving Lives from Haiyan to Hagupit

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  Did the humanitarian community do anything that potentially saved lives between Typhoon Haiyan twelve months ago and Typhoon Hagupit in the Philippines at the weekend, asks Peter Walton, Head of International Programs at the Australian Red Cross.

Opinion

I Want to Shout from the Rooftops – Stella Young has Died

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  Regular contributor on disability issues Tricia Malowney writes she was as stunned as everyone when cricketer Phil Hughes died. But now she says she wants to shout from the rooftops: “STELLA YOUNG HAS DIED”.

Australia Rates Highly in ‘Rules to Give By’ Index

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  The proportion of people who make financial contributions to charity is significantly higher in countries offering tax breaks for giving including Australia, according to an international study.

Aussie Adoptions Remain Low

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  There were just 317 adoptions finalised in Australia in 2013-14, a fall of nine per cent from the previous year, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
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