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Who Might I Trust to Foster an Inclusive Society?

Keith McVilly, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 -  The Not for Profit sector is uniquely positioned, and some might say ethically obliged, to ask of our political aspirants how their policies will foster an inclusive society, writes Keith McVilly, Professor of Disability and Social Inclusion at Unive

Federal Election

Costello Slams Detaining Asylum Seekers as Torture

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 -  World Vision Australia’s CEO, Tim Costello, has condemned the detaining of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru as “psychological torture,” sparking mixed reactions from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and opposition leader Bill Shorten.

Election Analysis

Coalition and Labor Moving On Worker Exploitation, But Potential Loopholes Remain

Tess Hardy, Monday, 23rd May 2016 -  Tess Hardy, lecturer in law at the University of Melbourne, looks at how the Coalition and Labor plan to tackle worker exploitation in this country should they win the upcoming election, in this article that first appeared in The Conversation.

Federal Election

Labor Pledge to Reverse Foreign Aid Budget

Lina Caneva, Sunday, 22nd May 2016 -  A federal Labor pledge to reverse the Turnbull government’s $224m cut to the international aid and development budget has drawn support from Australian humanitarian relief and development groups.

Federal Election

Housing Alliance Campaign to ‘Vote Home’

Lina Caneva, Friday, 20th May 2016 -  A national alliance of housing, homelessness and welfare peak bodies has begun a digital election campaign to make housing affordability and homelessness major election issues, claiming federal politicians have a “cavalier” attitude to the curren

Election Analysis

Election Analysis for the NFP Sector – Needs a Global Policy Context

Sara Bice, Thursday, 19th May 2016 -  The federal election will require Not for Profits to extend their imaginations and position their concerns within a global policy context, writes Sara Bice socio-political commentator from the Melbourne School of Government at the University of Melbo

Federal Election

NFPs Call for Respectful Refugee Debate in Dutton Storm

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 18th May 2016 -  Not for Profit refugee advocates have called on all political parties for more respectful and informed debate on refugee issues in light of government comments about refugees taking Australian jobs.

Election Analysis

What Kind of New Economy Do We Want From the Next Government?

Bronwen Morgan, Wednesday, 18th May 2016 -  Australian politics must respond to current pressures with collaboration and creativity, rather than pitting economics against society, writes Bronwen Morgan, Professor of Law at UNSW Australia.

Federal Election

Foreign Aid Groups to Fight Like Political Parties

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 17th May 2016 -  The foreign aid and development sector has launched its “fight back” campaign for the federal election, using emotionally evocative and cutting-edge tactics favoured by the major political parties.

Federal Election

Making Audio Description Trials Permanent

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 17th May 2016 -  The Australian Greens are calling for ABC iview audio description trials to be made permanent, launching a package they said would ensure the continued rollout of the service for people who are blind or vision impaired.
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