Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 14th September 2016 - A $6.3 billion budget savings deal between the Coalition and Labor has spared proposed cuts to Newstart, but the peak body for welfare said the threat of social security cuts remains.…
Wendy Williams, Monday, 15th August 2016 -
Australia’s largest Not for Profit, the AFL, is offering 10 traineeships to help assist Muslim young people make the step into employment.
The positions, worth around $34,000 a year,…
Lina Caneva, Friday, 29th April 2016 - The Federation of Community Legal Centres (Victoria) has described the federal government’s claim of a new five-year funding arrangement as “disingenuous” and the sector still…
Eisha Gupta , Tuesday, 26th April 2016 - Financial Counselling Australia (FCA) has released a report on the impact of gambling addiction and called on the federal government to include funding for specialist financial…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 20th April 2016 - A $30 million federal government campaign designed to help break the cycle of violence against women and their children will begin on Sunday.The campaign, calledStop it at the Start…
Eisha Gupta , Monday, 18th April 2016 - A new report has found that older Australians and casual workers of all ages have a higher likelihood of being laid-off, and struggle to find new jobs. The report by the Organisation…
Russell Nelson, Tuesday, 22nd March 2016 - Should the Federal Government consider giving investors in Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) a tax incentive (concession) on the Return on Investment dividend, asks Russell Nelson, Chief…
Lina Caneva, Monday, 21st March 2016 - The Turnbull Government has moved to restore the position of Disability Discrimination Commissioner after two years of controversy surrounding the post.The Attorney General’s…
Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 9th March 2016 -
Community groups have condemned the decision to strip domestic violence leave from Commonwealth public servants’ workplace agreements.
The Canberra Times reported on Tuesday…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 8th March 2016 -
The Federal Government has extended existing grants worth $16.7 million to disability advocacy agencies.
The Assistant Minister for Disability Service Jane Prentice said 58 agencies…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th March 2016 -
The Federal Government has announced the first organisations to deliver the new Empowering YOUth Initiatives, which will provide a range of innovative ways to help vulnerable…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th January 2016 -
The Federal Government is calling for organisations to apply for funding under a new projects-based program, ParentsNext, and put forward ideas on how to ensure parents do not fall…