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New Toolkit Shows NFPs How to Create a Child Safe Organisation

Wendy Williams, Monday, 23rd April 2018 - A new toolkit has been launched in the wake of the royal commission to help not-for-profit organisations understand the practical steps they can take to provide safe places for children.…

Aid Charities Dispute Claims Foreign Aid Spending is Unpopular

Luke Michael, Thursday, 19th April 2018 - Aid charities have hit back at claims Australians do not care about foreign aid, after the international development minister said about 75 per cent of Australians did not support…

Charities Warn Aid Cuts Are Diminishing Australia’s Regional Influence

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 11th April 2018 - Aid charities have warned that continuing cuts to Australia’s aid budget are diminishing the nation’s influence in the Pacific region, after it emerged Australia has fallen in the…

Government Urged to Reject ‘Utterly Shameful’ Aid Budget Cuts

Luke Michael, Thursday, 29th March 2018 - Australian aid charities have called on the federal government to rule out further cuts to international aid, after reports emerged the Turnbull government was considering a $400…

UK Aid Sector Urged to Take Action

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 6th March 2018 - Aid charities in the UK are being urged to take action to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse in the sector in the wake of the Oxfam scandal. UK International Development Secretary…

New Defence Export Strategy Slammed by Australia’s Aid Organisations

Wendy Williams, Monday, 29th January 2018 - The world does not need Australian weapons “adding fuel to the fire” according to CEOs of Australia’s leading humanitarian agencies, who have slammed the federal government’s new…

Alliance Calls on Government to Lead the Way in Protecting Displaced Children

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 20th September 2017 - A coalition of NGOs has called on the Australian government to lead the way in protecting child refugees and migrants when two ground-breaking compacts are discussed at the United…

Sector Rallies Over Asylum Seeker Welfare Crackdown

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 29th August 2017 - The social sector has rallied behind refugees and asylum seekers in the wake of the Australian government’s decision to strip up to 400 Australian-based asylum seekers of welfare…

Proposed New Laws to Help End Modern Slavery

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 16th August 2017 - The Coalition government is proposing legislation that will make it a requirement for large businesses to report annually on their actions to address modern slavery. The move follows…

Changes to Secrecy Provisions for Detention Centre Workers

Lina Caneva, Monday, 14th August 2017 - Aid agency Save the Children has welcomed a move by federal government to clarify its laws around the sharing of information gathered in immigration detention centres by workers.…

Charity and University Partner to Improve Indigenous Health Outcomes

Rachel McFadden, Monday, 7th August 2017 - One of Australia’s leading charities and a leading university have teamed up to deliver a unique international model designed to improve health and wellbeing in Aboriginals…

NFP Calls For Action On Growing ‘Orphanage Tourism’ Industry

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 2nd August 2017 - Well-intentioned Australian tourists, including many students, are inadvertently contributing to the growth of the orphanage ‘industry’ and subsequent exploitation of children…

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