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Aus Co-operatives A Hidden ‘Ninja’ Economy

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 -  The co-operatives and mutuals sector has been hailed as an undervalued ‘ninja’ economy by advocates as a report is released showing the sector makes the same contribution to the economy as the mining sector – around 6 per cent of the nation’s

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Backing Up or Carving Out? The Role of Government in Supporting Social Enterprise

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 -  Recognition of the role of social enterprises and intermediaries is needed in Australia to clarify their place in, and importance to Federal policy and the economy more broadly writes Christopher Mason, Senior Research Fellow for the Swinburne Centre

Homelessness Costing $22,000 Per Family

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 18th November 2014 -  A Melbourne community housing Not for Profit says it costs $22,000 in State and Federal Government housing supports for every household requiring assistance after being squeezed out of the private rental system.

$75 Million Jobs Plan Not Perfect – NFPs

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 17th November 2014 -  Victorian Not for Profits have welcomed a $75 million Coalition promise to support businesses employ young Victorians who have been without a job for six months, but have said that the plan does not go far enough.

UN Told Indigenous Deaths in Custody Worsen

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 13th November 2014 -  The deaths of Indigenous people in custody in Australia has worsened, Not for Profit representatives, including disability advocates, have told the United Nation’s Committee Against Torture.

Plan for Tassie as Asylum Seeker Processing Centre

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 11th November 2014 -  A plan developed by Tasmanian community leaders and human rights activists would see the island-state become Australia's asylum seeker processing centre.

G20 Must Address Inequality – Costello

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 11th November 2014 -  The growing gap between Australia’s richest and poorest people must be a priority for the world’s leaders at the upcoming G20 Conference in Brisbane, World Vision CEO and C20 Chair,Tim Costello said at a Not for Profit Forum today.

Youth Unemployment Continues to Rise

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 10th November 2014 -  Youth unemployment has risen to its highest level since 2001 and the issue is acting as a “handbrake on the Australian economy”, according to the Federal Labor Opposition.

Tender Outcomes for Disability Employment Services

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 10th November 2014 -  The Abbott Government has announced that it has completed the competitive tender process of a $300 million per year program designed to help people with disability find jobs.

Calls for National Family Violence Summit

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 6th November 2014 -  Experts have called for a national focus on addressing the issue of family violence at a Senate hearing held in Victorian State Parliament in Melbourne yesterday.

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