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Vic Budget Funding Tackles Disability, Homelessness & Disadvantage

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 5th May 2015 - The State Budget by the newly elected Labor Government in Victoria has announced increased funding for disability and homeless services and commitments aimed at tackling poverty and disadvantage.

Charity Advocacy Petition Gets Attention

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 5th May 2015 - Almost 90,000 people have signed a petition calling for the charity status of environmental and animal welfare organisations to be protected.

Budget to Target NFP Tax Concessions

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 5th May 2015 - CCA has called on the Government to redirect savings from a likely cap on the FBT concession for meals and entertainment toward strengthening the sector.

Chronic Housing Stress: Out of Control

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th April 2015 - Anglicare’s Rental Affordability Snapshot reveals chronic housing stress across Australia and the welfare Not for Profit warns that the situation is now “out of control”.

Centre for Excellence Revealed – Call for $100M Investment

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th April 2015 - The full scoping report into the Federal Government’s proposed controversial National Centre for Excellence has been released with a call for a $100m investment to develop civil society capacity and collaboration.

NFPs Condemn Indonesian Executions

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 29th April 2015 - Amnesty International has condemned the executions of convicted drug smugglers, Australians Andrew Chan, Myuran Sukumaran and six other prisoners overnight describing the killings as “a senseless and tragic waste”.

NFP Sector Unites for Asylum Seekers

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 24th April 2015 - More than 100 Australian organisations have called for an immediate moratorium on the transfer of asylum seekers to Nauru and Manus Island until their safety can be guaranteed.

Tasmania’s Volunteer Peak Fights for Funding Survival

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 23rd April 2015 - An Queensland organisation has been funded by the Department of Social Services to deliver volunteer services to Tasmania instead of the long-standing local peak body, the Senate inquiry into the Government’s welfare tender process has been told.

Experts Gloomy on Government’s Shared Value Role

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 22nd April 2015 - High-profile panellists were divided - and mostly pessimistic - on the role Government could play in driving responsible business in Australia at the recent Shared Value Forum in Melbourne.

The Politics of Social Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd April 2015 - Social enterprise is inherently political but is curiously being deemed politically-neutral in the lead up to the UK Election next month, writes Dr Andrew Curtis, co-founder and director of the Dragonfly Collective.

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