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Charities Lose Status Following ACNC Investigation

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th March 2015 - Three Queensland organisations have lost their charity status following separate investigations by the national charity regulator which found serious breaches of conduct.

Volunteer NFPs Target Morrison

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 10th March 2015 - Angry volunteer organisations have sent strong letters of complaint to Federal Social Services Minister Scott Morrison demanding answers on recent grant funding processes, claiming serious long term impacts on the sector.

Analysis

Think Carefully Before Importing Kiwi Welfare Model

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 10th March 2015 - Australia should think twice before adopting the New Zealand welfare model as suggested in the recent McClure Report, writes Michael Fletcher Senior Lecturer, Institute of Public Policy at Auckland University of Technology in this article first publi

Australia Breached Torture Conventions

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 10th March 2015 - The Abbott Government has been urged to accept the legitimacy of a United Nations report which found that Australia has violated the Convention Against Torture.

Education Charity Gets DGR Nod

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 10th March 2015 - The Federal Parliament has passed legislation to allow tax deductions for donations to Australia’s most disadvantaged schools through a new education charity, Australian Schools Plus.

Australians to Work Harder and Longer Than Ever

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 6th March 2015 - Australians can expect to work harder and longer with the Government predicting that the country’s population will grow to 39.7 million by 2055.

Australia Faces Uncertain Future

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 5th March 2015 - Economic reform is needed to tackle the unprecedented strain the Australian economy will be under from a growing and aging population, Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has said.

The Intergenerational Report Message – We Won’t Be Worse Off

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 5th March 2015 - The real message of the Intergenerational Report set for launch on Thursday should be that we won’t be worse off writes Ben Spies-Butcher, Lecturer in Economy and Society at the Department of Sociology at Macquarie University, in this article first

Co-Payment Change Welcome But Sting Still in The Tail – NFPs

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 4th March 2015 - A grouping of key community, consumer and health groups have welcomed the scrapping of the Medicare co-payment by the Government but warn the issue of increased fees is not over yet.

Disability Funding Backflip Fuels Calls for Certainty from NFP Sector

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 3rd March 2015 - The Federal Government has made another Not for Profit funding backflip - this time on its cuts to disability groups, granting a temporary reprieve to eight advocacy bodies whose funding ran out at the weekend.

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