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Focusing on the federal budget

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Thursday, 16th March 2023 -  The sector reveals its key priorities as Albo prepares to hand down his next federal budget this May. The Albanese Labor government is just weeks away from handing down its first full-sized

Rent assistance reform needed as government stats reveal depth of crisis

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 24th January 2023 -  The nation’s primary housing assistance program is failing. Almost half of low income households receiving Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) are still experiencing rental stress,

Welfare support crucial to passing of IR bill

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 28th November 2022 -  The sector’s hard work in advocating for the rights of those on welfare pays off. Senate kingmaker David Pocock is signalling he will support the federal government’s industrial

Budget spends big on NDIS, less for mental health

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 26th October 2022 -  The budget delivers on several election promises for people with disability. Labor’s first budget funds a number of initiatives related to the government’s pledge to improve the

Housing spending blitz in budget

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 26th October 2022 -  The treasurer has splashed the cash on the housing crisis, but sector heads say renters have been forgotten. Jim Chalmers’ first budget marks the start of a spending bonanza on housing.

Young Aussies struggling with the impacts of COVID

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 1st December 2021 -  Mission Australia has released its Youth Survey Report 2021 COVID-19 has emerged as the number one issue facing young Australians today, with new research showing the pandemic has

Charcoal Lane closing after a 12-year service

Nikki Stefanoff, Monday, 16th August 2021 -  The social enterprise, once visited by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, is getting ready to serve its last dish with the building being re-occupied by its owners. After 12 years of providing

‘I just feel anxious all the time’: Huge mental toll of COVID on young people revealed

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 28th July 2021 -  Lockdowns and restrictions have made young people feel isolated and worried about their education   Young Australians living through COVID lockdowns last year struggled deeply

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Going beyond the research

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 25th March 2021 -  Evidence-based research is a critical part of creating social change. But how do you make sure that your report actually has the impact you want it to? We take a look.  Each year, organisations

‘It’s incalculable cruelty’: Charities say $25 a week JobSeeker increase is deeply inadequate

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 -  “This rate is far too low, and we will see the continuing impacts of this on rates of disadvantage, poverty and homelessness in Australia” The community sector has severely condemned

New Productivity Commission data prompts calls for more housing investment

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 20th January 2021 -  Homelessness groups warn that Australia’s housing system remains in urgent need of repair    More than half of low-income private renters are spending unsustainable amounts on
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