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Labor urged to broaden living wage policy

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 26th March 2019 -  Opposition leader Bill Shorten says an elected Labor government will introduce a living wage so no full-time worker lives in poverty, but community leaders say unemployed workers and people with disability must be included in the policy as well.
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Government pledges to extend ‘racist and punitive’ cashless welfare card

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 26th March 2019 -  More than 20,000 Australians will be added onto the controversial cashless welfare card as part of a Morrison government plan that’s been condemned by community groups.

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US billionaire philanthropist accused of sexual harassment

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 26th March 2019 -  The Jewish philanthropy sector in the US has been rocked by sexual harassment allegations against one of its most prominent donors.
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Grassroots sport urgently needs better funding – society depends on it

Andrew Cairns, Tuesday, 26th March 2019 -  Grassroots sport and community recreation play an important role in getting people active, producing a myriad of benefits for physical and mental health – it’s time to invest, writes Andrew Cairns, Community Sector Banking chief executive officer
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The digital platform saving Indigenous languages from extinction

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 25th March 2019 -  There are only two people left in the Torres Strait Islands who are fluent in the native Erub Mer dialect, and many fear the language will soon disappear entirely. But a digital platform is fighting to change that.  

A Lighter Note

The kaleidoscope effect

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 22nd March 2019 -  Victorian artists with disability are breaking down barriers to inclusion and launching careers by showing their artworks over the next month, as part of the annual Kaleidoscope Exhibition in Melbourne.
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Government pledges to remove young people from nursing homes

Luke Michael, Friday, 22nd March 2019 -  The federal government will help young people with disability in aged care facilities to move into homes of their choosing, as part of a new national action plan.
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NFPs overlooking the online donor experience

Luke Michael, Friday, 22nd March 2019 -  Charities are being urged to make it easier for people to donate online, after new research found not for profits were struggling with the transition to digital giving.
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Future of disability information service in limbo

Luke Michael, Thursday, 21st March 2019 -  An information service helping hundreds of thousands of people with disability in New South Wales is set to close unless it receives an urgent, last-minute funding boost from the state government.
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Free speech fears as anti-protest laws re-enter Tasmanian Parliament

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 21st March 2019 -  Sector leaders fear the rewriting of tough Tasmanian anti-protest laws could still threaten free speech and public protests, as the bill is tabled in a newly resumed state parliament this week.

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