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DSS Inquiry Calls on Auditor General to Intervene

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 14th May 2015 - The long awaited inquiry into the Department of Social Services tendering process has called on the Auditor General to investigate and make changes to the Commonwealth Grants Guidelines.

Welfare Budget Lacks Direction

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 - The Federal Government’s welfare Budget lacks a sense of direction and fails to address some of Australia’s biggest social problems including housing and homelessness, according to the Not for Profit sector.

Charity Regulator Gets Budget Approval

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 - The national charity regulator is not going anywhere, anytime soon, with Budget papers revealing that the Abbott Government has committed to funding the ACNC until at least 2019.

Budget Rips Another $2B from Health – Labor

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 - The Federal Budget has cut a further $2 billion from health funding forcing front-line NFPs to close their doors, according to the Federal Labor Opposition.

Indigenous Groups Question Budget Strategy

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 - The Federal Government says Indigenous Australians will be the beneficiaries of fresh Budget shakeups in housing and jobs, but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives have criticised the Government’s approach.

Directors & Business Leaders Mixed on Budget

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 - Business leaders including company and Not for Profit directors are divided on whether the Federal Budget best meets Australia’s future needs, despite unanimously welcoming tax cuts for small business.

Disability Orgs Cautiously Optimistic

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 - Disability organisations have welcomed a more “moderate” Federal Budget but have expressed their concerns that 12 specialist organisations representing over 200,000 Australians with disability have not been funded.

Opinion

So Now It Is All About Fairness

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 - For the charity and Not for Profit sector, the appeal to fairness in the Hockey 2015 Federal Budget should be seen as a foothold for a more significant discussion about the kind of Australia we want to live in, writes David Crosbie, CEO of the Commun

Record Cut to Australia’s Foreign Aid

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 - The Abbott Government has delivered the biggest single-year cut to foreign aid in Australia’s history, a move that Not for Profits claim will hurt our international reputation.

Jobs & Employment Strategies a Good Start

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 - The Federal Budget’s new Youth Employment Strategy has been described by the Not for Profit sector as an encouraging move that begins to address the crisis of youth joblessness.

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