Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 16th February 2022 - With funding due to run out at the end of the month, Pathfinders Australia is pleading for external funds to keep their doors open In this day and age, having a birth certificate might…
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…
Neil Pharaoh, Wednesday, 20th May 2020 - Neil Pharaoh tackles the charity overhead debate and asks if you want money from government, what percentage you should be investing to get it and keep it.Some years back there was …
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 29th April 2020 - ACOSS has outlined a five-point plan they say will help Australia recover from the pandemicAustralia’s peak body for social services is warning against returning to old social and…
Contributor, Thursday, 27th February 2020 - The Australian government has committed funding to men’s behaviour change programs in the wake of the murder of Hannah Clarke and her children – but what are they and do they …
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,…
Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 16th January 2020 - The money will go towards food, financial counselling and support services The federal government will spend nearly $8 million doubling disaster payments for children under the…
David Crosbie, Thursday, 6th June 2019 - New Zealand has shown how government can shift from previous budget practices to focus more on measures that reflect the reality of people’s lives, writes Community Council for Australia…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 8th August 2017 -
The federal government has delivered $117.2 million in funding to support front-line services addressing homelessness.
Around 85,000 people, particularly women and children…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 6th December 2016 -
Competition within the social housing sector and initiatives around government-commissioned welfare funding are two areas the not-for-profit sector can make innovative inroads…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 -
Spending on mental health services in Australia has hit $8 billion, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
The report, Mental Health…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th June 2014 - Sector reform and its impact on disadvantaged community members was on the agenda at a recent symposium attended by more than 20 faith-based organisations, writes Julie Edwards,…