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Charities Should Review Governing Rules Following Tax Ruling

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 - All registered charities should review their governing rules following the release of a Draft Special Conditions Ruling on? Income Tax by the Australian Tax Office, according to law firm, Makinson d'Apice Lawyers.

Senate Inquiry Begins Into Income Inequality

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 18th September 2014 - The Senate Inquiry into the extent of income inequality in Australia begins public hearings in Melbourne today.

Improved Accountability For Court-Managed Disability Funds

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 18th September 2014 - Legislation to modernise the management of funds held by the Supreme Court on behalf of people with a disability and those under eighteen has been introduced in the Victorian Parliament.

Caution on Clubs Childcare Push

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 16th September 2014 - Supporting tax exemptions for clubs to provide childcare would not be in the best interests of children or child development according to welfare Not for Profit, The Benevolent Society.

G20 To Focus on Child Labour

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 16th September 2014 - The plight of the world’s 168 million child labourers is firmly on the G20’s radar after a pivotal meeting of the world’s labour and employment ministers in Melbourne, according to World Vision CEO Tim Costello.

Affordable Housing in Parlous State – Andrews

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 16th September 2014 - Federal Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews claims affordable housing in Australia is in a parlous state and has expressed his concerns over a ‘lack of transparency’.

ACNC Revokes Church’s Charity Status

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th September 2014 - The charity status of a small Canberra-based charismatic church has been revoked by the national regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission - the fourth Not for Profit to lose its charitable status this year.

Welfare Sector Calls for Youth Employment Strategy

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th September 2014 - The Australian Council of Social Service has called on the Federal Government to bring together key experts to develop a comprehensive Youth Employment Strategy in an effort to boost Australia’s lagging youth employment levels.

NFPs Cautioned on Government Control – Hollingworth

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th September 2014 - A former Governor-General of Australia has claimed that the “essential ethos” of the Not for Profit sector could be damaged if the Government enforces too much control over it.

Opinion

Entrepreneurs, Co-ops and the Excluded: Ownership is Key

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th September 2014 - What does it take to address root causes and grow opportunities for the deeply excluded? Ownership is a key, writes Richard Warner, Coordinator of Nundah Community Enterprises Cooperative Ltd.

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