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First Act of Parliament to Impact Vulnerable Australians

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 22nd August 2016 -  A coalition of welfare organisations has condemned the government’s proposed cut to social security payments, which is said to be the first order of business for the new Parliament.…

PM Restricts Royal Commission to NT Detention Only

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 27th July 2016 -  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed that a royal commission into youth detention abuse, following the damning ABC Four Corners report, will be limited to the Northern Territory,…

Porter Continues as Minister for Social Services

Wendy Williams, Monday, 18th July 2016 -  Christian Porter will continue as minister for social services with support from Zed Seselja who has been newly appointed assistant minister for social services and multicultural

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For the New Turnbull Government, a Mantra of Courage and Compromise

Sara Bice, Thursday, 14th July 2016 -  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s electoral victory earlier this week heralds another period of weak government, hounded by internal factional jockeying, writes Sara Bice, socio-political

Coalition Pledges New Social Policy Funding

Lina Caneva, Sunday, 26th June 2016 -  Just one week out from the federal election the Coalition has pledged a range of new social policy funding including a $48 million injection to a Not for Profit education program and…

Costello Slams Detaining Asylum Seekers as Torture

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 -  World Vision Australia’s CEO, Tim Costello, has condemned the detaining of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru as “psychological torture,” sparking mixed reactions from Prime

Not for Profits on Budget Alert

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd May 2016 -  Community sector organisations will be keeping a close eye on the federal budget, looking to the government to “prioritise revenue raising measures to fund essential services and

Lucy Turnbull Named NFP Patron

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 25th February 2016 -  Lucy Turnbull AO has been announced as the inaugural patron of The Australian Centre for Social Innovation. Businesswoman, philanthropist, former Lord Mayor of Sydney and the wife…

Housing Key to Closing the Gap

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th February 2016 -  The Australian Government should introduce targets for affordable housing for indigenous Australians in the wake of the Closing the Gap Report, a leading Not for Profit has said.…

Australia Far Away from Reconciliation

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 9th February 2016 - 
The number of people who support reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians is on the rise, but racial abuse of first Australians is still rampant, a landmark

PM Invests $4M in Children’s Charity

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 8th February 2016 -  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has awarded a leading children’s education charity, The Smith Family, $4 million to expand its early childhood maths program to help close the skills…

Charities Open Arms to Asylum Seekers

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 4th February 2016 -  Australian international aid and community sector organisations have united behind churches across Australia that have offered to open their doors to asylum seekers that may be…
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