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Youth Unemployment Rising

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 2nd March 2015 - One in five unemployed Australians is a teenager, according to a new report released today by national welfare agency, the Brotherhood of St Laurence.

Australian Gender Pay Gap Widening

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 2nd March 2015 - The gender pay gap in Australia is now greater than it was in 1985 despite 30 years of the Australian business community working towards equal opportunity for women, according to the Diversity Council of Australia.

$8.9 Million Cancer Donation

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 26th February 2015 - A donation of $8.9 million has been made to establish a professorial chair in bowel cancer research at the University of Sydney.

Grim Outlook on Human Rights in Australia – Report

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 26th February 2015 - Amnesty International’s annual review of human rights has criticised Australia for its poor response to a growing refugee crises at home and overseas - including abuses of the rights of asylum-seekers on its own watch.

Aussie Fair Go Under Threat – Gen Y

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 26th February 2015 - Less than one in three young Australians believe that the country is a fairer nation today than it was five years ago, according to new research.

NFPs React to McClure Welfare Review

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 25th February 2015 - The Federal Government has released the long-awaited final report of the review of Australia’s welfare system including controversial recommendations around Disability Support Pensions which has had a mixed reaction from the Not for Profit sector.

Navigating Social Enterprise ‘Tensions’

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th February 2015 - Governance issues need to be more visible in social enterprise debates in Australia, according to a Swinburne University academic who has authored a new study revealing that social enterprise demands a unique form of governance to tackle the tensions

Aus NFPs that Fail to Plan are Planning to Fail – Report

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 25th February 2015 - Not for Profit organisations with a more rigorous and structured approach to board measurement are more likely to expect success and an increase in revenue, according to new research by philanthropic fund managers, Perpetual.

Global Boom In Responsible Investment

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 25th February 2015 - Global sustainable investing assets grew a dramatic 61 per cent between 2012 and 2014, to reach $21.4 trillion, mirroring the growth of responsible investment in Australasia over the same timeframe, new figures show.

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