Wendy Williams, Monday, 9th January 2017 - Welfare charity Anglicare has condemned recent “poverty shaming” targeting elderly citizens in the wake of changes to the aged pension.In an opinion piece published by Fairfax …
Ellie Cooper, Friday, 18th November 2016 - Minister for Social Services Christian Porter says he does not “statistically” accept the gap between the number of people seeking employment and the number of available jobs.Speaking…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 6th October 2016 - Any new strategies to address housing affordability and homelessness should be linked to Australia’s infrastructure agenda, according to sector leaders at a community forum in…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th April 2016 - A Not for Profit funded landmark Australian study has found that early intervention in preventing homelessness could save more than $600 million per year in youth justice and health…
Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 21st April 2016 - Less than 0.1 per cent of rental properties are affordable for a single person on Newstart or Youth Allowance, Anglicare’s Rental Affordability Snapshot has revealed. The welfare…
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 12th October 2015 -
The peak welfare bodies across Australia have called for a national plan to tackle growing poverty in Australia, including setting targets to ensure the incomes of the lowest earners…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 5th May 2015 - The release of Anglicare’s Rental Affordability Snapshot shows just how dire the situation is for many Australians simply trying to keep a roof over their heads, writes Shadow…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th April 2015 -
Anglicare’s Rental Affordability Snapshot reveals chronic housing stress across Australia and the welfare Not for Profit warns that the situation is now “out of control”.…
Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 15th April 2015 -
Key mental health Not for Profits have called for the full release of the leaked National Mental Health Commission’s Review into Australia’s mental health services.…
Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 -
The Senate Inquiry into the Federal Government’s community service tendering processes by the Department of Social Services received 84 submissions by the March closing…
Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -
Support provided by social services can act as a “circuit breaker” for young people who have grown up in adversity, a report launched today by the Governor General Sir…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 10th September 2014 - A bit of extra cash allowed a social enterprise, that has quietly churned out its operations for more than two decades, to revolutionise the human services sector without a cent of …