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Need to Interrupt Cycle of Family Violence – Report

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 19th March 2015 -  Instant jail terms, or flash incarceration, for perpetrators who do not comply with court orders is one of a range of recommendations to break the cycle of family violence outlined in a major new RMIT University report.

Disability Employment Service Providers Trial

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th March 2015 -  The Federal Government has announced an 18-month trial of new ways for Disability Employment Service providers to work with jobseekers and employers - a move that has been strongly supported by the disability sector.

Former PUP Senator Kicks Goal for The Big Issue

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th March 2015 -  Newly independent Queensland Senator Glenn Lazarus has helped secure a $2 million Federal Government funding commitment for The Big Issue’s national Community Street Soccer Program for the next two years.

Petition to Save Indigenous Legal Services

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 17th March 2015 -  The Aboriginal Legal Service has resorted to a national online petition via Charge.org to try to stop the Federal Government’s $13.3 million in cuts to Indigenous legal services proposed for July.

Major Funding Boost for Home-based Care

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 17th March 2015 -  The Victorian Labor Government has announced a $43 million funding boost to move children out of residential care and into home-based care, with a focus on primary school age and Indigenous children.

Disability Orgs Given $47 Million Lifeline

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 13th March 2015 -  The Abbott Government has extended funding worth more than $47 million to disability organisations throughout Australia, allowing them to operate until at least 30 June 2016.

Community Legal Centre Funding Still Vulnerable

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 12th March 2015 -  Nearly 60 community legal centres across Australia face funding cuts commencing 1 July and ongoing funding uncertainty, according to the Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria.

Young and Poor in Rental Trap

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 12th March 2015 -  Young people could be sentenced to a life of insecure renting, or worse, unless real action is taken to tackle Australia’s housing affordability crisis, according to the national peak welfare body.

Welfare Blueprint to End Poverty in Victoria

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th March 2015 -  The Victorian Council of Social Service has released its 2015-16 State Budget submission, describing it as a social blueprint to build a Victoria without poverty.

UK ‘Sock-Puppet’ Charity Clause Draws Ire

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 12th March 2015 -  There has been uproar in the UK after the Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, urged all Government Departments to adopt a new "anti-lobbying, anti-sock puppet clause" when giving money to charities or other groups.

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