Isabelle Oderberg, Tuesday, 25th October 2022 - Sector welcomes community service funding but roundly condemns the federal government’s lack of movement on social welfare payments while granting tax cuts to high income earners. …
Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 21st December 2021 - Just 6 per cent of charities say they have been able to meet all demand for services in 2021As 2021 comes to a weary close, new research has revealed that charity staff are not only burnt-out…
Cassandra Goldie, Monday, 10th May 2021 - Cassandra Goldie provides a run through of what the Australian Council of Social Service is looking for in this week’s federal budget.As we head towards the federal budget, First …
Holly Matthews, Thursday, 10th December 2020 - Holly Matthews explains what life is like for her as a teenager with Cerebral Palsy and shares her thoughts on what the disability and broader community sector can do to help young people…
Doug Taylor, Tuesday, 18th February 2020 - A report released in the latter part of last year could lead to a tipping point of sorts for the not-for-profit sector in 2020, as the implications of this start to play out and we ask questions…
Maggie Coggan, Monday, 20th January 2020 - Australia’s peak welfare body is calling for a $2 billion injection for community servicesJust 5 per cent of community sector staff believe they can completely meet service demand,…
Cassandra Goldie, Friday, 12th April 2019 - Healthy, inclusive, thriving communities need quality, secure community services, writes ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie, as part of a series of articles looking at what the social…
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 19th February 2019 - Australia’s community services sector needs a $2 billion a year federal funding injection to reverse major budget cuts to programs that vulnerable people rely on, the nation’s peak…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th February 2014 - A Collective Impact approach is key for the Community Services sector to take the next step in the sector’s evolution in Australia, however the approach brings with it the challenge…