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Creating a new deal for young Australians

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 25th August 2020 -  Researchers say young people are struggling to make the transition from education to employment Community organisations are calling for the development of a Youth Futures Guarantee

Help on the way for Australia’s 15,000 modern slavery survivors

Luke Michael, Friday, 21st February 2020 -  A charity partnership is looking to rebuild the lives of modern slavery victims Victims of modern slavery in Australia will be settled into a stable home and helped to get back on their

Social sector demands climate action on the eve of the election

Luke Michael, Friday, 10th May 2019 -  A coalition of community groups is demanding all political parties commit to strong action on climate change, arguing that people living in poverty are hit hardest by the climate

Religious Freedom Review Calls to Amend Charities Act

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 16th October 2018 -  Religious charities advocating traditional marriage would be protected from losing their charitable status under a leaked recommendation from the federal government’s religious

Family First New Zealand Fights to Regain Charity Status

Luke Michael, Thursday, 13th September 2018 -  A New Zealand advocacy group strongly opposed to same-sex marriage is appealing a High Court ruling which upheld a decision to strip its charity status. Family First New Zealand was

NGOs Commit to National Redress Scheme

Luke Michael, Thursday, 31st May 2018 -  The National Redress Scheme will now cover 80 per cent of child sex abuse survivors, after a number of NGOs committed to the scheme, including the Catholic and Anglican churches and

Calls to Remove ‘Blanket Religious Exemptions’ for Faith-Based Charities

Luke Michael, Friday, 16th February 2018 -  Two prominent legal charities have urged a Religious Freedom Review panel to support the LGBTI community, by narrowing “the blanket religious exemptions which allow religious

Social Sector Urges Action in Wake of Royal Commission Findings

Luke Michael, Monday, 18th December 2017 -  The social sector has urged Australian institutions to commit to systemic change in wake of the findings from the child sexual abuse royal commission, as concerns are raised around

Research Shows Vulnerable Australians Caught in Vicious Debt Cycle

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 18th October 2017 -  Vulnerable Australians are “drowning in debt” struggling to overcome financial woes that are being magnified by attempts to manage the issues via increased debt and gambling, according

Walking the Walk

Wendy Williams, Monday, 28th August 2017 -  The Salvation Army’s Major Brendan Nottle has worked with society’s most vulnerable people for more than a decade. He is this week’s Changemaker. Nottle, who leads

New NFP Real Estate Agency to Help Homelessness as Street Count Reveals Sydney in Crisis

Wendy Williams, Monday, 21st August 2017 -  A not-for-profit real estate agency is set to be established in Sydney in a bid to help increase the supply of affordable rental housing in the inner city, as not for profits are calling

Homeless Agencies Reject Move to Make Camping Illegal in CBD

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 7th February 2017 -  Homelessness agencies have called on Melbourne City councillors to reject proposed “anti- camping” laws that the not-for-profit organisations say have failed elsewhere. In a…
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