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Persistent Disadvantage Revealed – BSL Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 28th April 2015 - 
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Almost a quarter of people who lifted themselves out of poverty are poor again just one or two years later, according to a study by welfare Not for Profit, the Brotherhood…

A Million Aussies Living in Poverty

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st April 2015 - 
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More than a million Aussies are living in poverty according to a new report by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, CEDA, which has described the findings…

High Rents Boosting Homelessness

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 22nd January 2015 - 
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Homelessness services in Victoria have seen a 30 per cent increase in demand over the last year, according to new figures. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare…

Income Inequality to Worsen Under Budget -Senate Report

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 4th December 2014 - 
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An all-party Senate Committee Report table in the final days of Federal Parliament has warned that inequality and poverty will worsen in Australia under the Abbott Government’s…

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A Transplanted Life – For Good

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd October 2014 - 
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An Australian couple who left their comfortable lifestyle behind to work in the developing world are now devoting their lives to tackling smoky stoves in India's slums,…

One in Seven Living in Poverty – ACOSS Report

Lina Caneva, Sunday, 12th October 2014 - 
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Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service has released a new report revealing that poverty is growing in Australia with an estimated one in seven people…

Global Leaders Must Be Bold – C20 Summit

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th June 2014 - 
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Civil society experts from around the world meeting in Melbourne for the C20 summit say they will be urging global leaders to be bold in addressing issues of climate change,…

Australia to Learn from UK Experience of Poverty and Inequality?

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 22nd May 2014 - 
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UK philanthropic leader and author Julia Unwin will meet with Federal and State MPs including Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews on issues around poverty and inequality…

‘Survivalist’ Charities Need to Step Up on Poverty Challenge

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 8th May 2014 - 
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It’s been claimed that too much emphasis is placed on the role of charitable giving and not enough on the structural nature of poverty and ways to combat it, in a hard…

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Time to Think ‘Solutions’ to Child Abuse

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th February 2014 - 
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Not for Profit leaders, academics, practitioners and policy makers need to come together to cultivate innovative new ways to ensure child safety, writes Dr Sarah Wise …

Gandel Grants Open

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th February 2014 - 
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One of Australia's largest independent philanthropic family funds, Gandel Philanthropy has announced its communityassist grants are open for application to eligible…

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