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…
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…
UnitingCare Australia has welcomed the Gillard Government’s commitment to fund its share of the increase in community services wages which are subject to the pay…
Just one day after the ACOSS Conference, the Federal Opposition has outlined a crackdown on welfare, with Tony Abbott unveiling a raft of measures including abolishing…
UnitingCare Australia is supporting Federal Government attempts at an early roll-out of a full pre-commitment system over the next four years to reduce the harm caused…
Church groups across Australia have called on the major political parties to commit to immediate action and investment in community mental health issues in the lead up…
The Federal Government has released draft national standards aimed at improving the health, safety and wellbeing of children living in foster homes and other formal out-of-home…
The Federal Budget has failed to deliver on its social inclusion agenda, delivering a mixed bag for the Australian Not for Profit sector according to welfare organisations.…