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Calling on Young People to Have Their Say

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 4th April 2017 -  Young Australians are being called on to express their “thoughts, concerns and aspirations” as part of the largest annual nationwide poll of young people.
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Podcast: Housing the Homeless – The Pathway

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 4th April 2017 -  Whether you think of housing as a prevention or a cure for homelessness, it is undisputable that having a stable form of shelter is imperative.

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Raising the Profile of Social Service

Wendy Williams, Monday, 3rd April 2017 -  Professor David Hayward is the acting director of the Future Social Service Institute and a board member for the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS). He is this week’s Changemaker.

NT Juvenile Detention ‘Punitive Not Rehabilitative’ – Royal Commission

Lina Caneva, Saturday, 1st April 2017 -  An interim royal commission report into youth detention in the Northern Territory says the current system is likely to leave its young inmates more damaged than when they entered.

Senate Support for Legal  Assistance Funding

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th March 2017 -  The Senate has passed a historic motion led by the crossbenches and Labor calling for immediate action on the funding crisis affecting Australia’s legal assistance sector and the federal courts.

QLD Pledges $1 million to Help Charities Deliver Cyclone Relief

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th March 2017 -  Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a $1 million donation to assist four major charities deliver urgent services and support communities devastated by Cyclone Debbie.

Opinion

Resilience in Rural Australia is Becoming a Core Competency

Natalie Egleton, Thursday, 30th March 2017 -  As Queensland looks to its recovery from Cyclone Debbie it’s timely to reflect on resilience, the challenges for communities and the need to develop a skillset that promotes greater collaboration and capacity building, writes Natalie Egleton CEO of
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Study of UK Public Housing Helping Put Australia On Track

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 29th March 2017 -  Australia has a lot to learn from the UK experience of transferring public housing estates to not-for-profit providers, according to new research.

ACNC Moves to Withhold Charity Information

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 29th March 2017 -  Two more charities have been granted permission by the charity regulator to keep their board members’ names off the national register on the grounds of “public safety”.

NFP Reacts to NSW Greyhound Industry Funding Injection

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 29th March 2017 -  The animal protection lobby has reacted strongly to news that the New South Wales government will inject $41 million into the greyhound racing industry as part of the decision to repeal its original ban on the industry.
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