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Housing equality – a better future for all Australians

Mark Steinert, Monday, 2nd August 2021 - Mark Steinert, the recently retired managing director of Australia’s largest residential developer Stockland, shares his thoughts on the role the private sector has to play in …

Opinion

The Forgotten People

David Crosbie, Thursday, 17th August 2017 - There is much our current leaders could learn from the views of Australia’s longest serving prime minister, Sir Robert Menzies about how to make Australia a better place, writes Community…

Opinion

Destitution For Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers Now Turning 18

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th January 2014 - The plight of unaccompanied minors who sought asylum in Australia and have turned 18 as of January 1 remains uncertain – unable to work, attend school or even volunteer…

ACOSS Report Identifies $8b in Budget Savings

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th April 2012 - A new report by welfare umbrella organisation, ACOSS, identifies around $8 billion dollars in Budget savings if the Federal Government tackles poorly targeted subsidies and tax…

National Compact Two Years On

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd March 2012 - This week marks the second anniversary of the National Compact between the Not for Profit Sector and the Federal Government revealing that it now has 640 partners, but not everyone…

Review Underway of Workforce Limitations on Older Australians

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th March 2012 - A review of Commonwealth legislation and policies that prevent older people from participating in the workforce or other productive work has started in Canberra. The inquiry, being…