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Govt Threat to NFP Advocacy Resurfaces

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 17th November 2016 -  Any move by the federal coalition to revisit the tax deductibility of charities and exclude advocacy groups would face a strong backlash from the not-for-profit sector, according to the community peak body Community Council for Australia (CCA).
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Tasmanians on NDIS Get Subsidy ‘Safety Net’

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 17th November 2016 -  Tasmanians on the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been given a “welcome reprieve” with access to a temporary taxi subsidy following complaints from advocates that people living with disability were being left out of pocket.

Opinion

Owning Our Future Post Trump – What Will You Do?

David Crosbie, Thursday, 17th November 2016 -  If we are to “make Australia great” it will need much more than blind rhetoric about nationalism and bigoted appeals to those struggling to accept change, writes Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie.
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NDIS Failing to Meet Enrolment Targets

Lina Caneva, Monday, 14th November 2016 -  A disability advocacy group and the federal opposition claim the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is failing to meet its enrolment targets despite reporting a high participant satisfaction rate with the scheme.
Professor Paul Gough, RMIT Pro Vice-Chancellor Design and Social Context and Vice-President; Martin Foley, Victorian Housing, Disability and Ageing Minister; Martin Bean CBE, RMIT Vice-Chancellor and President; Emma King, VCOSS CEO; Professor David Hayward, Dean of RMIT's School of Global, Urban and Social Studies; ‎Vicki Sutton, Melbourne City Mission CEO.

Victoria Invests in Social Service Change

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th November 2016 -  The Victorian Government is investing in the future of social services, with new funding to support a leading research and teaching institute at RMIT University.
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Australia Must Learn From America, NFPs Warn

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 10th November 2016 -  There are some “very urgent lessons” Australians must heed from America, according to the CEO of not-for-profit organisation Mission Australia.
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NFPs Take Fight for Homelessness Funding to Canberra

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 10th November 2016 -  A delegation of housing and homelessness not for profits delivered a petition from 40,000 Australians to the federal government, calling for urgent action to avoid the looming funding crisis.
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Inquiry Launched into Freedom of Speech

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 8th November 2016 -  A parliamentary inquiry has been set up to examine freedom of speech, including possible changes to sections 18C and 18D of the Racial Discrimination Act and the Australian Human Rights Commission’s complaints-handling process.

Plebiscite Blocked By Senate

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 8th November 2016 -  The controversial $170 million plebiscite to legalise same-sex marriage has been blocked by the senate.
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New National Disability and Carers Advisory Council

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 8th November 2016 -  A new advisory council has been established to work with the federal government on policies affecting people with disability and drive the implementation of the National Disability Strategy.

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