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Govt Provides $15.2 million for NBN Training Services

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th July 2012 -  Some 36 communities across Australia will receive $15.2 million to establish local NBN training services as part of the Gillard Government’s Digital Hubs and Digital Enterprises…

Lotterywest Raises Record Return for WA Community

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd July 2012 -  Lottery punters in Western Australia have delivered a record of almost $260 million to local charities. Lotterywest, which conducts lotteries on behalf of the State Government,…

Minimum Wage Is Increased

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd July 2012 -  The Federal Government has announced that more than 1.3 million Australians will benefit for an increase of 2.9 per cent to the minimum wage. The Fair Work Australia decision commenced…

SVA to Manage New Social Impact Fund

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th June 2012 -  Social Ventures Australia (SVA) is to manage a new $8.6 million Social Impact Fund making it the third organisation in the Federal Government’s Social Enterprise Development and…

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NFP Policy on the Main Political Stage

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 26th June 2012 -  The true meaning of the Federal Coalition policy for the Not for Profit sector will be derived from how the words are implemented and what they mean in practice says David Crosbie, the…

Glossary of Social Investment Terms

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 26th June 2012 -  The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) has developed an online glossary of terms for social investment. CSI’s director of research Les Hems said CSI has produced a social investment glossary…

Australians Support a Rise in the Newstart Allowance

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 24th April 2012 -  The Gillard Government and Opposition are out of step with community attitudes towards welfare payments with a new survey showing that Australians support an $84 increase to the…

Opinion

Beyond Prison Walls: The Growing Influence of Social Impact Bonds in England

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd April 2012 -  Why is it that whilst I struggle unsuccessfully to remember the variety of electronic passwords that bedevil my life, I have total recall of the most inconsequential trivia from 40…

Partnership with Government: Will we know it when we see it?

Staff Reporter, Friday, 24th February 2012 -  Professor Peter Shergold is the Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at UNSW and Chancellor of the University of Western Sydney. He was the founding…

More Work Needed to Protect Australian Children – AIHW Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th January 2012 -  Much more work needs to be done in areas of child abuse and neglect in Australia, despite the decline in cases being reported to welfare departments, according to figures released…

Govt Safety Authority Denies Media Reports on New Laws Affecting Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th January 2012 -  Safe Work Australia, the government authority managing the implementation of the new Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws, has expressed concern over recent reports on the new laws…

Mental Health Reform Survey

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th January 2012 -  The Federal Government is seeking public opinion on its draft Ten Year Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform via an online survey. The Roadmap is a key component of the Australian…

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