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Disability Groups Protest Payment Scheme Bill

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th August 2014 -  Four national peak disability groups have joined forces with disability advocates calling on politicians from all parties to vote against a Bill set to extinguish the legal rights of up to 10,500 Australian workers with an intellectual disability.

A Charitable View of the Abbott Govt’s First Year in Office

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th August 2014 -  The Not for Profit sector is invited to a challenging discussion with three acclaimed charity leaders about the year that was and what may lie ahead - some 12 months since the election of the Abbott Government.

Few Options on ACNC Submissions

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th August 2014 -  The Federal Government has received some 88 submissions on its Options Paper for the replacement of the charity regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) since closing last week.

More Hurdles for Indigenous Schooling: Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th August 2014 -  Threats of welfare loss alone don’t work to get Indigenous students to school, new research has revealed.

International Volunteering – An Investment In Development

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th August 2014 -  International volunteering can challenge prevailing models of development, according to a new report by the Australian Red Cross which has called on the Federal Government to grow international volunteer programs with sustainable funding.

Govt Puts Funds Towards Disability Wage Arrangements

Lina Caneva, Monday, 25th August 2014 -  The Federal Government has announced $173 million to help the supported employment sector work towards new wage arrangements for disability employees currently working in Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs).

500 New Jobs for Indigenous Australians

Lina Caneva, Monday, 25th August 2014 -  Jobs for an additional 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including a new apprenticeship program, by 2017 have been announced as part of banking giant Westpac’s 2015-17 Reconciliation Action Plan.

Tamil Asylum Seeker Claims Go to High Court

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st August 2014 -  Asylum seeker lawyers have won the right to proceed to a Full Bench hearing of the High Court to challenge to the Federal Government's powers to detain and turn back asylum seekers at sea.

Policies Around Community Safety Needed

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st August 2014 -  One hundred days out from a Victorian State election, Jesuit Social Services has called on both major political parties in Victoria to forgo what the Not for Profit organisation says are misguided and costly law and order policies.

NFPs Reject Secret Co-Payment Talks

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st August 2014 -  National peak community and health consumer groups claim they have been left out of what amounts to ‘secret talks’ on the Federal Government’s proposed Medicare co-payment.
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