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Private Capital Investment Needed to Expand Welfare System – Morrison

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 26th June 2015 -  Federal Minister for Social Services Scott Morrison has told the ACOSS National Conference that private capital investment in addressing social needs is the best approach to strengthening…

HESTA Community Sector Awards Announced

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 26th June 2015 -  A West Australian Not for Profit dedicated to protecting an endangered Indigenous language has taken out the title of best organisation at the 2015 HESTA Community Sector Awards.…

Aus Wealth Gap on the Rise

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 22nd June 2015 -  Income inequality in Australia is higher than the OECD average with a person in the top 20 per cent income group earning around five times as much income as someone in the bottom 20 per…

Visiting Author to Warn Australia Against Following US on Growing Inequality

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th June 2015 -  Visiting US author Linda Tirado will warn Australian audiences against going down the US route of divisive and socially damaging, growing inequality when she addresses the Australian…

Documents Reveal NFP Sector’s Frustration with Govt

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 4th June 2015 -  Australian charities, Not for Profit organisations and churches have warned that the Not for Profit sector could face greater regulatory burdens and costs if the Abbott Government…

Welfare Budget Lacks Direction

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 -  The Federal Government’s welfare Budget lacks a sense of direction and fails to address some of Australia’s biggest social problems including housing and homelessness,…

Govt Spruiks Fair & Measured Budget

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 -  The 2015 Federal Budget has been described by the Treasurer, Joe Hockey as being responsible, measured and fair; pointing to job seekers and families as the big winners. Hockey told…

NFP Sector Unites for Asylum Seekers

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 24th April 2015 -  More than 100 Australian organisations have called for an immediate moratorium on the transfer of asylum seekers to Nauru and Manus Island until their safety can be guaranteed. The…

ACOSS Push On Tax Reform Fix

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 16th April 2015 -  Not for Profit welfare peak body, ACOSS has released a report calling for tax reform to fix the Federal Budget including a deal on negative gearing tax breaks. The Australian Council…

National Taskforce to Tackle Housing Affordability

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th April 2015 -  A new national taskforce will tackle housing affordability as a new report confirms that stable housing is the key to long-term employment. Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey announced…

ACOSS Push on Indexation of Pensions

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 -  Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service has called on the Federal Parliament to reject the plan to lower the indexation of pensions and instead focus on eligibility…

Tax Fairness ‘in the Eye of the Beholder’ – Hockey

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 30th March 2015 -  Australia’s tax system must be redesigned and strengthened so that people contribute to the cost of services according to their ability to pay, claims welfare peak body, the…

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