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Transition to Work Welcomed

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 21st September 2015 -  A new Federal Government plan to provide assistance to young disadvantaged jobseekers has been welcomed by employment advocates.

‘Devastating’ Social Service Funding Cuts Slammed

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 18th September 2015 -  A Senate Inquiry has slammed the Department of Social Service funding process which saw cuts of $270 million and has recommended that five-year contracts be awarded to service providers to ensure stability.

Disability Abuse Royal Commission Calls Get Louder

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 17th September 2015 -  The Turnbull Government has said that the state governments should “take the lead” on investigating incidences of abuse against people with disability rather than a Royal Commission into the issue be set up.

Turnbull Must Change Direction, Not Just Tone

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 17th September 2015 -  Malcolm Turnbull must provide a new direction, not just a new message, to address Australia’s economic, social and environmental challenges, the peak community welfare body has said.

Government Resurrects Four Week Wait for Welfare

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 16th September 2015 -  The Federal Government led by Malcolm Turnbull has reintroduced legislation into Parliament that would see young people refused income support for four weeks, just one week after the same measures were voted voted down in the Senate.

Child Sexual Abuse Victims Should Receive $4 Billion – Royal Commission

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 15th September 2015 -  Charities, governments and churches will be expected to pay $4 billion to the victims of child sexual abuse under recommendations made by a Royal Commission.

Turnbull Does Not Mean Easy Ride for Social Sector

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 15th September 2015 -  Australia’s social sector has been warned that it will need to work hard to convince Malcolm Turnbull that it is critical to building a stronger and more inclusive economy.

Senate Rejects Youth Welfare Delay

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 10th September 2015 -  The Senate has voted down the Government’s controversial Social Services Legislation Amendment on Youth Employment which attempted to make young people under 25 wait for income support for four weeks at a time.

Morrison ‘Fudged’ ACNC Announcement

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 10th September 2015 -  The Minister for Social Services, Scott Morrison, had intended to officially announce, once and for all, that the Government would not be abolishing the national charity regulator, but could not get approval from the Cabinet, sources have said.

Call for New Law on Reporting Child Sexual Abuse

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 10th September 2015 -  The Catholic Church’s Truth Justice and Healing Council has called for the introduction of a new, consistent nation-wide criminal law requiring the reporting to the police of suspected child sexual abuse.

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