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BLOG: Supporting Sector Transparency & Accountability

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 6th May 2014 - In this latest Blog, Not for Profit Fulbright Scholar Dr Tessa Boyd Caine reflects on the importance of research for foundations and other philanthropic enterprises seeking an evidence-base…

Audit Avoids the Real Problem – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Friday, 2nd May 2014 - The Australian Council of Social Service says the biggest failure of the National Commission of Audit report is that the Commission never got the chance to look at the real problem…

NFP Funding Reaches Crisis Point

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th April 2014 - Nine out of 10 Not for Profit organisations have no guarantee of Federal Government funding for key services beyond June this year and more than 60 per cent are having to let staff go…

Low Income Concessions Failing Those in Need – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st April 2014 - Australian low income earners are missing out on lighting, hot water and heating due to failure of the schemes designed to assist them, an Australian Council of Social Service report…

NFP ‘Relief’ Over Homelessness Funding

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st March 2014 - Not for Profit peak bodies and homelessness service provider organisations across Australia have expressed relief at the Coalition Government’s decision to re-commit…

NFP Govt Funding Certainty Survey

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 25th March 2014 - Not for Profit peak body organisations have launched an urgent sector survey to investigate the impact of the current uncertainty surrounding Commonwealth funding. National welfare…

Call Out for Community Champions

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 18th March 2014 - Nominations are open for the 2014 HESTA Community Sector Awards, which recognise individuals and organisations in the community sector that have made an exceptional contribution…

Welfare Increases Still Too Low – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 - Australia’s peak body for community services and the welfare sector has expressed concerns over the small rise to income support payments, such as Newstart and Parenting…

No NFP Rep on Audit Commission – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 19th February 2014 - Welfare peak body, ACOSS has criticised the Federal Government’s Commission of Audit for not appointing a representative of the community sector to be part of the inquiry.…

Opinion

Charities Still Waiting to be Heard?

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 18th February 2014 - Any doubt that charities are the little people in political discourse and national policy debates is being clearly dispelled by the Coalition Government’s continued enthusiasm…

ACOSS Delivers Federal Budget Proposal

Staff Reporter, Monday, 10th February 2014 - Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has urged the Federal Government to deliver on its promise to put the nation's Budget on a fair and sustainable…

Opinion

Why Abbott Can’t Delete ‘Society’ From His Economic Growth Script

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th February 2014 - Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s free market, small government leaning overlooks the real issue of social inequality, writes Veronica Sheen,Research Associate, Political…

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