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More Child Asylum Seekers Locked Up Than Adults – NFP Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th July 2014 -  Child asylum seekers are more likely than their adult counterparts to be held in a locked detention facility than in community alternatives, an analysis of immigration detention statistics by the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has shown.

Unemployment On Welfare Reform Agenda

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th July 2014 -  Welfare Not for Profit Anglicare Australia will present new research on the needs of long-term unemployed to the first Roundtable on the Interim Report on Welfare Reform at the Department of Social Services in Canberra on Friday.

Disadvantaged Youth Have Poor Financial Literacy – Study

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th July 2014 -  Young Australians from disadvantaged backgrounds are behind the pack on financial literacy compared to other countries, according to an international study.

Inequality A Policy Decision – Think Tank Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th July 2014 -  The latest research from The Australia Institute reveals how inequality between those with the most and those with the least is rising in Australia, with the richest seven individuals holding more wealth than 1.73 million households in the bottom 20

Disability Support Demand on the Rise – Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th July 2014 -  The number of Australians accessing disability support services has grown by 12 per cent since 2008-09, with about 312,539 people accessing services in 2012-2013, a recent report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has shown.

Charities Lose UK Public’s Trust – Survey

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 3rd July 2014 -  The UK public’s trust in its charities has dropped for the first time since 2011, new data has revealed.

Fewer Aussies Giving More to Charity

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st July 2014 -  The amount Australians are donating to charity has risen by $30 million but the number of donors has fallen, according to figures released in two new reports.

NFPs Provide $55B to Aussie Economy – ABS

Staff Reporter, Monday, 30th June 2014 -  Not for Profits have contributed almost $55 billion to the Australian economy and employed more than 1 million people in 2012-2013, new figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have revealed.

Poor Outcomes for Ex-Prisoners – Research

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th June 2014 -  People with a history of mental disorder experience particularly poor outcomes following release from prison, a new Australian study has found.

A Decade of Reform Needed to Fix Mental Health

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th June 2014 -  Only a sustained and committed decade of reform can fix Australia’s fundamentally broken mental health system, a Not for Profit submission to a review of Australia’s mental health services has been told.
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