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Foreign aid falls flat but advocates welcome lift in Afghan refugee intake

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 30th March 2022 -  Increasing the number of places for people fleeing from Afghanistan has been welcomed, but the budget has been labelled “a missed opportunity for fairness” with refugees and people seeking asylum left behind and only a small increase seen for for
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Looking beyond the statistics of closing the gap

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 28th March 2022 -  Following the release of the 13th annual Close the Gap report, we speak to the CEO of the Lowitja Institute, Professor Janine Mohamed, about the need for governments to embrace genuine partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to

Opinion

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What we know about the NDIS cuts, and what they’ll mean for people with disability and their families

Contributor, Monday, 28th March 2022 -  Cutting individual plans for people living with disability is not the answer to making the NDIS sustainable, argue Helen Dickinson and Anne Kavanagh. 
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20 years singing to the streets

Jonathan Alley, Wednesday, 23rd March 2022 -  The Sydney Street Choir marked two decades of making change through music on 16 March. Jonathan Alley spoke to choir director James Paul about the ensemble’s philosophy. 
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Coles looking to hire more Australians living with disability

Nikki Stefanoff, Wednesday, 23rd March 2022 -  A new pilot program has launched to support Coles Group in its disability hiring process

COSS Corner

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Responding to Labor’s policies, calls for a treechange and the power of the care economy

Contributor, Thursday, 17th March 2022 -  All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia.
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Guide Dogs Australia launches online community platform

Nikki Stefanoff, Wednesday, 16th March 2022 -  Guide Dogs Australia has developed an accessible way to connect Australians living with low vision or blindness. 
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It’s a long way to the top (if you’re a woman working in the NSW social sector)

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 16th March 2022 -  Despite women making up 75 per cent of the workforce in NSW, they account for just 20 per cent of board chairs in larger organisations

Youth matters

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Student mental health is a vital part of education

Aakriti, Friday, 11th March 2022 -  We need teachers, parents, carers, families and the community to listen to us and understand how serious this is, write VicSRC executive committee members Aakriti, Gitaanjali and Jasmine.

Into the rainbow

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Solidarity when it’s needed most: supporting Australian trans and gender diverse folk

Nevena Spirovska, Tuesday, 8th March 2022 -  Nevena Spirovska shares advice on how organisations can demonstrate an important display of solidarity for the trans and gender diverse community in the workplace.
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