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tenant rights

Victoria Civil Society Calls For Urgent Rental Reform

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 18th May 2017 -  Close to 50 Victorian community organisations have joined forces to send a clear message to the Andrews government to reform Victoria’s rental laws to improve safety, stability and privacy for tenants in Victoria.
rental affordability

Latest Rental Affordability Index is ‘Wake-Up’ Call for Swift Action

Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 17th May 2017 -  Australia is in danger of becoming divided between the rich and the rest, according to the latest Rental Affordability Index (RAI).

Hot Topic

Your Culture is at the Heart of Telling Great Volunteer Stories

Richenda Vermeulen, Tuesday, 16th May 2017 -  Following Volunteer Week, Richenda Vermeulen, CEO of ntegrity, shares why profiling volunteer stories online at Vinnies has helped them achieve incredible digital results, and how they made it happen.
substance abuse

Social Sector Calls for Drug Rehabilitation Over Punishment

Rachel McFadden, Monday, 15th May 2017 -  A peak body for Australia’s social sector has warned the government's “punitive measures” to drug test welfare recipients is counter-intuitive and will have dire effects on already struggling community services.

Changemaker

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Becoming Full Citizens

Wendy Williams, Monday, 15th May 2017 -  Jason Tuazon-McCheyne is the executive director at The Equality Project Australia, a new organisation bringing together LGBTIQ people with allies across the social justice movement, to advocate for a better, more just, and fairer society for all. He
LBQTI

Improving LGBTI Inclusion in Aged Care

Rachel McFadden, Friday, 12th May 2017 -  As many as one in 10 people over the age of 65 identify as LGBTI, according to a new training video released by the Aged Care Channel (ACC) and the Department of Health.

Opinion

Four Steps to Becoming an Agent of Change

Rabia Siddique, Thursday, 11th May 2017 -  Creating change in our own lives empowers us to explore ways of helping to bring about beneficial change in the lives of others, writes human rights lawyer Rabia Siddique, who will be speaking at the upcoming Opportunity Women4Women Conference.

Budget

The Good, the Bad and the Unfair – Sector Budget Reaction

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  The not-for-profit sector has had a mixed reaction to the 2017 federal budget – praising some aspects while condemning the punitive measures that target welfare recipients and the unemployed.

Budget

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Turnbull Budget has Glaring Omissions for Indigenous Australians

Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  The delivery of the 2017 budget for Indigenous Australians was a “mixed bag” of support and omissions, leaders of key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations said.

Budget Opinion

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Is This a Fair Budget?

David Crosbie, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  The federal budget of so called “fairness” has in some ways reset the government’s priorities and reflects the influence the charity sector can have through effective advocacy, writes David Crosbie, CEO of Community Council for Australia.

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