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COAG Endorses Road Map for Disability Reform

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th February 2011 - The National Disability Strategy – billed by the Federal Government as the first national strategy to provide a long term disability action road map – has been endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).

ACOSS Rejects Calls for Welfare Cuts to Fund Flood Relief

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th February 2011 - Welfare peak body, ACOSS has rejected calls by business groups for cuts to be made to the disability pension to pay for the flood reconstruction effort.

Opinion

Community Benefit Clause Signals New Opportunities For Social Enterprises

Staff Reporter, Friday, 11th February 2011 - Opinion | The introduction of community benefit clauses into the tendering process for new buildings has great potential for Not for Profit organisations and social enterprises, according to Social Trader's Nina Howard.

Oxfam Warns on Government Aid

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th February 2011 - Relief agency Oxfam calls on donor governments to allocate life-saving aid based on need not on short-term military gains.

Charities Urge Canberra Over QLD Reconstruction

Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th February 2011 - A delegation of leading community and welfare groups is in Canberra to urge the Federal Parliament to include them in the decision making process in the response to the reconstruction of devastated communities in Queensland following the recent flood

Legal Advice on Gambling Reform

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd February 2011 - The Federal Government says it has received legal advice that it has the power to legislate to introduce reforms to address problem gambling.

Community Sector Wage Hearings Underway

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd February 2011 - Hearings before Fair Work Australia have begun to decide on wage-claims made on behalf of the 200,000 strong community sector workforce.

Extra Funding for NFPs Providing Disaster Relief

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd February 2011 - The Gillard Government will provide an additional $1 million to assist Not for Profit organisations helping flood-affected Queenslanders.

Govt Slammed for Excluding NFPs from Recovery Grants

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st January 2011 - The Community Council for Australia (CCA) has called on the Federal Government to make Not for Profit organisations eligible for flood relief and recovery grants.

Responding to a National Crisis: Business Not the Only Voice in Town

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th January 2011 - OPINION: The voices of the thousands of community services across the country have been shut out of the Prime Minister's Flood Taskforce which is made up of 13 business and industry leaders, according to Dr Cassandra Goldie, the Chief Executive Offic

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