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Australian Aid Saving Millions of Lives: Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th April 2011 - A new report released by aid organisation World Vision claims that Australian aid dollars have contributed to significant declines in child deaths, gains in school enrolments and the provision of clean water and sanitation for the world’s poorest p

Mandatory Pre-Commitment on Pokies a Must : Churches

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th April 2011 - Mandatory pre-commitment technology for poker machines will limit the economic and social impact of problem gambling on individuals, families and communities, according to the Australian Churches Gambling Taskforce.

Australians Oppose Service Cuts to Balance Budget

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 7th April 2011 - Australians are not in favour of returning the Budget to surplus in 2012/13 at the expense of public services, new research by the Community and Public Sector Union has shown.

Govt Appoints Head of Office for the Not for Profit Sector

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 31st March 2011 - The Federal Government has appointed Helen McDevitt, the Assistant Secretary of the Social Inclusion Unit as the head of the new Office for the Not-for-Profit Sector within the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Perfect Storm Threatens NFP Sector

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 31st March 2011 - Workers in the social and community services sector will be lost to a ‘perfect storm’ of coinciding threats unless the Gillard Government acts on reform promises, Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has told the National ACOSS Conference in

Welfare Sector Fights ‘Crackdown’

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 31st March 2011 - Just one day after the ACOSS Conference, the Federal Opposition has outlined a crackdown on welfare, with Tony Abbott unveiling a raft of measures including abolishing the dole to people in areas where there are plenty of jobs.

NFP Sector Needs a Stronger Voice : Bill Shorten

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 30th March 2011 - The Australian Not for Profit sector needs to develop a stronger voice to advocate on behalf of itself, invest more in training leaders from within its ranks and lead the way in employing disabled people, the Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has told

Scrap Corporate Tax Cut, Fund Welfare Programs : Greens

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th March 2011 - The Australian Greens will move to scrap the Gillard Government's planned corporate tax cut for big businesses, arguing the money could be better spent on establishing a national dental care scheme and funding increases in welfare payments, the 2011

Inequality Growing in Australia: ACOSS

Lina Caneva, Monday, 28th March 2011 - The peak body for the community and social welfare sector, ACOSS, says it will use its 2011 National Conference in Melbourne this week to illustrate the worsening plight of disadvantaged groups and people struggling on low incomes in Australia

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