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“The buck stops at Bill Shorten”: participants plead for NDIS fix

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 2nd November 2022 -  Participants say the NDIS is not delivering on its key purpose, but the government’s review provides an opportunity to go back to the drawing board. NDIS Minister Bill Shorten must

Financial impact of timely NDIS funding for housing and support

Di Winkler, Wednesday, 17th August 2022 -  A focus on short-term budget wins will cost the NDIS billions in longer term support costs, while keeping people with disability living in unsuitable housing, writes Di Winkler.

First phase funding allocated for family violence research in Victoria

Samantha Freestone, Tuesday, 9th August 2022 -  The Andrews government announces first phase funding to tackle family violence. Thirteen separate research projects to collect up-to-date data to tackle family violence in Victoria

$30m funding for new public housing in ACT 

Isabelle Oderberg, Monday, 1st August 2022 -  Funding to tackle the housing crisis in the ACT is on its way, but some say it is not enough. The ACT government is pledging new funding for public and community housing ahead of its state

Aged care on the edge, but there is a path forward

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 6th April 2022 -  After 20 reviews, a royal commission, and a global pandemic, the crisis in aged care in Australia has been thrust firmly into the spotlight. Ahead of this year’s federal election,

Australian charities locked into funding starvation mode

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 24th March 2022 -  Funders are being called on to fund overhead costs as experts say the “hand to mouth” existence many charities are operating under is not sustainable Australian charities are being

The underfunded rainbow: the push to grow the pot of gold

Nevena Spirovska, Monday, 4th October 2021 -  Ahead of GiveOUT Day later this month, Nevena Spirovska reflects on the lack of funding that goes towards LGBTIQ+ projects and the impact this has on the LGBTIQ+ community.  No matter

NSW offers support to charities – but much more is needed

Contributor, Thursday, 2nd September 2021 -  In this open letter sent to all Australian politicians, the Charities Crisis Cabinet endorses the additional funding announced by the NSW government but calls for more support to

Funding for impact and wellbeing

Julia Keady, Monday, 31st May 2021 -  Julia Keady, CEO and founder of The Xfactor Collective, looks at the connection between wellbeing and the systemic issues that led to widespread burnout across the social sector.

Vulnerability and resilience in the social sector: What we learnt through COVID-19

Sam Thorp, Wednesday, 31st March 2021 -  Supporting social purpose organisations through 2020 taught the Paul Ramsay Foundation and SVA key lessons about what leads to vulnerability or resilience in a crisis. In supporting

‘It’s hard to fathom’: Homelessness organisations plea for funding certainty

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 10th March 2021 -  Over 180 organisations have signed a letter calling for the government to reverse upcoming cuts    Homelessness and housing advocates say they must be included in a federal funding

Yes, older Australians need more home-care funding. But these dribs and drabs only make a dent in the waiting list

Contributor, Thursday, 17th December 2020 -  The federal government has announced $850 million for 10,000 additional home-care packages, as part of $1 billion for aged care. Here’s why that’s not nearly enough.
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