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Melbourne gets Australia’s biggest philanthropic donation to a medical facility

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 31st August 2022 -  The financial gift of $250 million will bring pandemic preparedness to Melbourne, focussing on rapid development and commercialisation of new treatments for infectious diseases.

Small government, pandemic preparedness and economics for good: Stiglitz holds court

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 13th July 2022 -  Nobel-laureate economist argues governments should care about more than GDP, they should care about the wellbeing of their citizens too. People across the world are  becoming increasingly

Disability services not always suited to digital, report reveals

Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 8th July 2022 -  Better preparation is needed to ensure continuity of services for NDIS participants in times of crisis. A new report has revealed that many of the services required by NDIS participants

Rural community groups struggling under weight of keeping towns alive

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 9th December 2021 -  “Without these services, their towns would simply wither and die.” Despite community organisations in rural and regional areas serving as the lifeblood of their communities, many

Participation in the systems that govern you is a human right, children and young people included

Sarah Davies, Monday, 22nd November 2021 -  The knowledge and expertise of our children and young people must be sought as we emerge from the pandemic, write Sarah Davies AM and Deb Tsorbaris.  COVID-19 has resulted in a range

Undermining community

David Crosbie, Thursday, 23rd September 2021 -  There are some who are seeking to undermine the important contributions charities have made during the pandemic. It’s up to all of us to highlight the positive behaviour that has transcended

A broken promise on humanitarian policy

Jana Favero, Tuesday, 13th October 2020 -  The Morrison government’s budget is a missed opportunity on the value of people seeking asylum to Australia’s recovery and goes back on previous negotiations, writes

How often do you ask yourself MiOK – Am I OK?

Contributor, Tuesday, 13th October 2020 -  A digital app that enables people to regularly check-in on themselves is being offered to not for profits to help them support their staff through the pandemic.  Mental health, as

The COVID-19 lockdown is ‘breaking families’ of people with disability

Luke Michael, Friday, 21st August 2020 -  Advocates say the disability community is frustrated by confusing and inconsistent information during the crisis        People with disability and their families felt forgotten

Grant-seeking through a pandemic: Submit early and retain best-practice

Contributor, Wednesday, 19th August 2020 -  With some funder deadlines closing early due to over-subscription, it’s more important than ever to be well prepared, writes Jo Garner. Recently we have observed an increase in funders

‘Closing schools means much more than just a lost education’

Paul Ronalds, Sunday, 2nd August 2020 -  We need more international support to stop COVID-19 mutating from a global health emergency into a global education emergency, writes Paul Ronalds, group CEO of Save the Children
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