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Australia No Greek Tragedy

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 28th July 2015 -  Implying that Australia’s welfare system is unsustainable and that it is holding back the economy, and that it could ultimately destroy it, are wrong, writes Greens spokesperson…

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Who’s On the Outer? Uncovering Poverty’s Many Faces

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 23rd July 2015 -  New insights into ‘disadvantage’ underpin the need to focus policies and services on the places and groups where social exclusion is concentrated, writes Francisco Azipitarte …

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Philanthropy & Cooperatives Need to Get to Know Each Other Better

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 21st July 2015 -  Cooperatives can provide an innovative way to address inequality and disadvantage by using ownership as a tool to empower people and build community wealth, writes Krystian Seibert,…

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The Cost of Rising Disability Housing Rental

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 14th July 2015 -  Why are disability housing rentals increasing at the same time as increases are being delivered to top level management service providers, asks author and disability researcher…

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Taskforce Needed to Address Young People in Aged Care

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 25th June 2015 -  A Senate Inquiry report into the adequacy of residential care for young people with disability has highlighted the wasted potential of young people who are forced to live in nursing…

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Why Gag Doctors in Detention Centres? What Are We Hiding?

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 25th June 2015 -  The Border Force Act due to come into operation on July 1 includes secrecy provisions which have potentially very far-reaching consequences, writes barrister and human rights activist…

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Silence on the Agenda for Enviro-Charity Inquiry

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 16th June 2015 -  It’s hard to see the Abbott Government’s inquiry into the Deductible Gift Recipient Status of environmental charities as anything except a show trial, writes the Shadow…

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Showcasing Community and Philanthropy Partnerships

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th June 2015 -  The recently announced Community and Philanthropy Partnerships Week aims to showcase and promote partnerships that are making a difference in communities right across Australia,…

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Turning Compassion into a Solution for Family Violence

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th June 2015 -  As the COAG Advisory Panel on Reducing Violence against Women and Children held its inaugural meeting in Sydney last week, Sarah McKenzie writes about how philanthropy has made a …

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Ministers Play Dirty Pool Over Triggs

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th June 2015 -  Ministers Brandis and Dutton play some dirty pool in their fight with the President of the Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs, writes Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow …

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Construction Sector Well Placed to Address Social Inequality

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 2nd June 2015 -  The construction sector needs to engage with social entrepreneurship to address growing social inequity and disadvantage in society, write authors Martin Loosemore and Dave Higgon.…

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