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Not for Profit Sector Welcomes Aged Care Overhaul

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th April 2012 -  Not for Profit organisations around the country have welcomed the Gillard Government’s announcement to overhaul Australia’s aged care system. The response from…

Government Announces Aged Care Reforms

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th April 2012 -  The Gillard Government has today announced a $3.7 billion overhaul to the aged care system. In what the Minister for Ageing, Mark Butler, has called the “most sweeping reforms”…

PM Announces Start Date of NDIS

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th April 2012 -  Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that Stage One of the National Disability Insurance Scheme will start mid 2013 – but the PM has stopped short of revealing where the…

Govt Responds to Report on Economic Potential of Senior Australians

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th April 2012 - 
The Government has responded to the final report of the 'Turning Grey into Gold' report on senior Australians.
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The Federal Government is to spend $10 million…

COAG Moves on Major Not for Profit Issues

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th April 2012 -  The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has moved on a number of major issues affecting the Not for Profit sector in the areas of Sector reform as well as a national approach to…

Gillard Commits Funds for Disabled Accommodation

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th April 2012 -  The Federal Government will commit $60 million dollars over three years to help build community-based accommodation for adults with severe or profound disability. Prime Minister…

Red Cross Funding Boost for ‘Trafficked People’ Program

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th March 2012 - 
Flickr image:  Some rights reserved by Ira Gelb The Australian Red Cross will receive an additional $1.2 million for its work to help victims of human trafficking,…

Carr Appointment Praised by Aid Agencies

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 6th March 2012 -  Australia’s International Aid Agencies have welcomed the appointment of former NSW Premier, Bob Carr as the new Foreign Minister in the Gillard Government’s new Ministerial…

Not for Profits Welcome ACNC Extension

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st March 2012 -  Not for Profits, including welfare peak body ACOSS, the Australian Council of Social Service, have welcomed the announcement of the extension of time for the establishment of the…

Charity Regulator Start Date Delayed

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st March 2012 -  The Gillard Government has announced it will extend the start date of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission to October 1, 2012. Assistant Treasurer Mark Arbib…

Gillard Makes NDIS a Priority After Leadership Victory

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 28th February 2012 -  Prime Minister Julia Gillard pledged yesterday to make the
NDIS a priority 
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged to make the National Disability Insurance Scheme, NDIS,…

NGOs Excluded from Lobbyists Inquiry

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 21st February 2012 -  Senator Lee Rhiannon says academics and NGOs have been excluded from a government inquiry underway in Canberra The Australian Greens claim academics and NGOs have been excluded…
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