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NSW petition to raise the age gets 63,000 signatures 

Samantha Freestone, Thursday, 11th August 2022 -  Following a two-year campaign, New South Wales leaders push to raise the age of incarceration for minors. The Aboriginal Legal Service is presenting a petition with more than 63,000…

NSW gets a new Social Impact Investment Policy

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 13th July 2022 -  The SII Policy 2.0 sets out a more holistic vision for impact investing in the state. The Office of Social Impact Investment in NSW has launched a new iteration of its Social Impact Investment…

‘It’s undemocratic’: NSW anti-protest laws spark a civil society backlash

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 4th April 2022 -  magA coalition of community and advocacy groups say new laws are incompatible with the democratic right to protest and fundamental civil liberties.  The NSW parliament has passed…

Former fire chief reflects on the award that gave him ‘vindication’ in a time of need

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 26th October 2021 -  “The overwhelming feeling I had was of vindication and encouragement to keep going because I was copping a lot of political flak”   When former Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner Greg…

NSW government offers funding lifeline for struggling charities

Luke Michael, Monday, 4th October 2021 -  “This targeted and multilayered support package will ease financial pressures for not for profits so that they can focus on continuity of their services” Charities in New South Wales…

NSW government pledges support for disability advocacy

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 18th November 2020 -  Advocacy funding was due to end in June next year     New South Wales disability groups are breathing a sigh of relief after the state government announced it will continue funding …

People with disability in NSW need funding certainty for advocacy

Tony Jones, Tuesday, 27th October 2020 -  With organisations just months away from their funding ending, Tony Jones provides an overview of the current state of play in how disability advocacy is being funded and the New South…

Researchers warn of uneven housing supply across Australia

Luke Michael, Thursday, 27th August 2020 -  Housing supply varied across states and territories and also in mainland capital cities Around 1.5 million new homes were built in Australia between 2006 and 2016 but the growth of…

‘We’re not going away’: Advocates vow to continue fighting until Modern Slavery Act is enforced

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 25th August 2020 -  “Every day that we go without this law coming into force is a day that goes against the will of the parliament,” the NSW opposition leader says.    Anti-slavery advocates…

Homelessness in NSW reaches ‘crisis point’

Luke Michael, Monday, 26th August 2019 -  Crisis accommodation for people experiencing homelessness in Sydney has almost hit capacity, new data shows, prompting calls for an urgent injection of social housing across the…

Why we need a peak body for NSW and ACT social enterprises

Contributor, Tuesday, 2nd July 2019 -  It’s time a social enterprise council or network was established in NSW and ACT to advocate for and represent the social enterprise sector, write Social Change Central, part of the…

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