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Aus Religious Leaders in Global Call on Climate Change

Eisha Gupta , Tuesday, 19th April 2016 - A group of senior Australian religious leaders and their international counterparts have signed a document calling on governments around the world to take decisive action on climate change.

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ACOSS Call On Land Tax

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th April 2016 - Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service, has called for a national switch from stamp duties to land tax in a bid to boost the economy.

NFP Calls for Housing Vacancy Tax

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th April 2016 - Not for Profit housing provider, Launch Housing, has proposed a tax on vacant properties to increase funding to support women and children experiencing homelessness after fleeing family violence.

Charities on Final Notice

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 18th April 2016 - A group of 159 charities that have two overdue Annual Information Statements will have their charity status revoked next month if they fail to submit their paperwork, the national regulator has warned.

New Thinking Needed to Reduce Indigenous Imprisonment Rates

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 14th April 2016 - The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has called on governments to fundamentally rethink the way they work with Aboriginal communities if they are to combat the deepening crisis of rising imprisonment rates for Indigenous people.

Half a Billion Dollar Pledge to Stop Family Violence

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 14th April 2016 - The Victorian Government has pledged half a billion dollars to reduce family violence in Victoria in response to the Royal Commission findings, including an immediate injection $152 million in new funding to provide a range of emergency housing optio

Pressure on Government to Stop Cuts to Aid Budget

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 12th April 2016 - The Campaign for Australian Aid, with the support of more than 65 aid and development organisations, said it would ramp up pressure on the Federal Government over the next month to reverse the final scheduled cuts to the the country’s falling aid b

Perth Woman Campaigns Against Mandatory Parole Reviews

Lina Caneva, Monday, 11th April 2016 - A woman from Western Australia, who survived being abducted by serial killing couple David and Catherine Birnie, is campaigning online to have mandatory parole board review hearings revoked in that state – thirty years after the event.

Call to Fund Gender Equality Measures

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 7th April 2016 - The Women’s Information and Referral Exchange has called on Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to fund gender equality measures as part of the government’s wider response to preventing family violence.

NFP Concern Over Govt Childcare Package

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 5th April 2016 - A Senate inquiry into the government’s controversial Jobs for Families Child Care Package legislation has recommended that it be passed in it’s current form despite opposition from Not for Profit groups and the Australian Greens.

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