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Salvos To Front Royal Commission

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 28th January 2014 - Australia’s best-known welfare organisation, the Salvation Army, will make its first appearance before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse set up by former Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

NFPs to Shoulder Work For The Dole

Lina Caneva, Monday, 27th January 2014 - Not for Profit aged care homes and other charities will be expected to offer unpaid work to Australia’s unemployed as part of the Federal Coalition Government’s new, expanded Work-for-the-Dole plans.

Not At War with Asylum Seekers – NFPs

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd January 2014 - Australian Not for Profits fear the Coalition Government is on a war-like footing with its asylum seeker policy.

$35M Plan to Strengthen NFP Sector

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd January 2014 - The Community Council for Australia (CCA) has prepared a draft submission as part of the Federal Budget deliberations proposing a $35 million, seven-point plan it says will significantly strengthen Australia’s Not for Profit sector.

Disability Peak Bodies Meet with Welfare Reviewer

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd January 2014 - Disability peak bodies have told the reviewer leading the probe into Australia’s social welfare system that workforce participation and meaningful jobs with award wages for people with disability must be made an immediate priority.

Welfare System Shake-Up

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 21st January 2014 - The Federal Coalition is about to overhaul Australia’s social welfare system claiming there’s a “debilitating cycle of endless welfare dependence”.

Court Action Over Disability Payment Scheme

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 21st January 2014 - Lawyers for 10,000 intellectually disabled workers in Australia have sought a court order over the Federal Government’s latest payment scheme.

Government Plans New Disability Payment Scheme

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th January 2014 - The Federal Government will introduce a new payment scheme for employees with intellectual disabilities that work in Australian Disability Enterprises but peak Not for Profits say it isn’t enough.

Feds Flag Social Services Merger

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th January 2014 - Federal Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has flagged a plan to merge the Social Services and Human Services Departments into a mega community agency.

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