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ACOSS Welcomes Equal Pay Pledge But Warns on Job Losses

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th November 2011 - Australia's peak community and social services body ACOSS has welcomed the agreement between the ASU and the Australian Government in the Equal Pay Case saying community sector workers get pay rises of between 19 and 42 per cent.

VCOSS Urges State Consultation on Equal Pay Pledge

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th November 2011 - Governments around the country now need to consult with and work alongside the community sector in partnership through the implementation process of the Gillard Government’s equal pay pledge, according to the Victorian Council of Social Service, VC

Equal Pay Agreement – The Details and What the PM Said

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th November 2011 - The Prime Minister Julia Gillard made her historic equal pay pledge today at a meeting with representatives of the Australian Services Union at Technology Park, in Sydney. Here’s some of what she said.

NFP Support for Equal Pay Agreement

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th November 2011 - UnitingCare Australia has welcomed the Gillard Government’s commitment to fund its share of the increase in community services wages which are subject to the pay equity case currently before Fair Work Australia.

Historic Pay Agreement for Community Workers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th November 2011 - The Gillard Government has announced an historic agreement on equal pay for Australia’s Community workers.

National Disability Insurance Scheme Goes Under the Microscope

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th November 2011 - As a National Disability Insurance Scheme takes gradually takes shape, there are lots of questions facing its architects: how will it be funded, will it get full support from the major political parties, who will service the scheme?

Aus Govt Failing to Protect Vulnerable Children: UN Delegation

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th November 2011 - The Australian Government has been accused of failing to protect the rights of the nation’s most vulnerable children by a delegation of youth representations to the UN.

Principles for a Coherent Refugee Policy: Opinion

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th November 2011 - Australia must remain committed to processing and resettling those genuine refugees who reach our shores - regardless of the measures put in place to deter their arrival in the first place - says Fr Frank Brennan in this article from Eureka Street.

Govt’s Smart Aid Will Do Little : Mining Watchdog

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th November 2011 - The Gillard Government’s ‘Mining for Development Initiative’ has come under attack from a Philippines’ mining watchdog, which says the plan to provide training and scholarships will do little to address serious environmental and human rights

Tax Office Ruling on ‘Charity’ Creates Uncertain State of Limbo

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd November 2011 - The Australian Tax Office has delivered a new ruling on its view of charities following recent court decisions, forcing it to deliver an interim definition of ‘charity’. For some in the Not for Profit sector the ruling creates an uncertain state

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