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NFPs Key in Royal Commission

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 14th July 2015 -  More than half of the submissions to Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence have come from Not for Profits working on the ground dealing with the family effects and legal outcomes of abuse.

Disability Employment Plan Released

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 14th July 2015 -  The organisation chosen by the Federal Government to be the primary voice for people with disability has released a five point plan to address disability employment.

Australia One of the Least Generous Countries – Report

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 9th July 2015 -  Australia is at risk of becoming the least generous it has ever been in terms of foreign aid, according to a report by one of the world’s largest Not for Profits.

Charities Blamed for Homeless Problem

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 9th July 2015 -  The Australian charity sector has fired back at a Western Australian Government Minister who claimed that the charities weren’t “doing their jobs properly” in addressing homelessness.

States Delaying Homelessness Funding – Morrison

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 7th July 2015 -  Federal Minister for Social Services, Scott Morrison, has accused four State Governments of delaying the delivery of more than $135 million in homelessness funding.

Justice System Shake-Up for People With Disability

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 7th July 2015 -  The South Australian justice system will receive a shake-up following the alleged abuse of seven children with disability by a school bus driver.

New Employment Program Welcomed

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 6th July 2015 -  Jobs Australia, the peak body for Not for Profit employment services, has welcomed the start of jobactive, the Federal Government’s new program to get unemployed people back to work.

National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 2nd July 2015 -  An eleventh-hour signing of a five year national partnership agreement on legal assistance services will see Community Legal Centres included for the first time but the sector has warned that the new agreement does not create long-term certainty.

NSW Reviews Associations Act

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 2nd July 2015 -  NSW Fair Trading is undertaking a statutory review of the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 – the law that governs the incorporation of many small, Not for Profit organisations.

Asylum Seeker Workers to Ignore New Laws

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd July 2015 -  A group of more than 40 former and current detention centre workers have written to the Abbott Government saying they will ignore controversial new secrecy laws.
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