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Budget: Disability Organisations Welcome Funds for NDIS

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th May 2012 - Disability organisation have welcomed the strong commitment made in the Budget to kickstart a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Budget: The “Welfare” Budget and Not for Profits

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th May 2012 - Australians on low and middle incomes are the big winners in this year’s Federal Budget handed down by the Treasurer last night- and for the Not for Profit organisations that work at the coal-face the Budget has been seen as ‘helping the battlers

Welfare Groups Concerned Over Proposed Cuts to Family Payments

Staff Reporter, Friday, 4th May 2012 - Speculation that the Federal Government will cut welfare payments to families in order to return a surplus in next week’s budget would worsen poverty in Australia, according to the nation's leading welfare bodies.

Is Income Management Working? Parliamentary Library Analysis

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd May 2012 - An analysis of the Federal Government’s controversial Income Management Scheme has found that any positive changes delivered so far have been ‘uneven and fragile’.

Housing Affordability Stress – Anglicare Survey

Staff Reporter, Monday, 30th April 2012 - A national Housing Affordability Snapshot has shown that across Australia, people on low incomes are potentially living in housing stress, spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs.

PM Confirms NDIS Funding & Roll Out At Sydney Rally

Lina Caneva, Monday, 30th April 2012 - The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has addressed one of the national disability rallies across Australia announcing that the National Disability Insurance Scheme will become a reality, confirming funding in the May Budget.

Not for Profits Welcome Establishment of National Children’s Commissioner

Staff Reporter, Monday, 30th April 2012 - A coalition of Australia’s leading children and youth focused organisations has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of the establishment of a National Children’s Commissioner.

ACOSS Report Identifies $8b in Budget Savings

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th April 2012 - A new report by welfare umbrella organisation, ACOSS, identifies around $8 billion dollars in Budget savings if the Federal Government tackles poorly targeted subsidies and tax concessions and clamps down on tax loopholes such as ‘golden handshakes

NSW Big Winner in Mental Health Partnership

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th April 2012 - The Commonwealth is to provide the NSW Government with $57.6 million over the next 5 years for three new projects to improve the care and support for people living with severe mental illness.

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