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Tony Abbott Appoints Rosie Batty to Government Panel

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th January 2015 -  Australian of the Year Rosie Batty has been appointed by Tony Abbott to a panel that will address the problem of violence against women at a national level. Batty and retiring Victorian…

$476 Million Skills Fund Launched

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 23rd January 2015 -  The Abbott Government is claiming it will create up to 200,000 training places for Australian workers with the launch of its $476 million Industry Skills Fund. Assistant Minister…

Doctors Warn On Slash to Medicare Rebate

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 15th January 2015 -  The Australian Medical Association has urged Prime Minister Tony Abbott to personally intervene and overturn Federal Government plans to slash the Medicare rebate for GP consultations…

World Vision Welcomes Abbott’s Iraq Funding

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 6th January 2015 -  World Vision Australia has welcomed the Abbott Government’s decision to give $5 million in humanitarian funding to help displaced people in Iraq. Prime Minister Tony Abbott…

2014 – The Year of NFP Change

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 18th December 2014 -  It was a very big news year for the Australian Not for Profit sector and as 2014 comes to a close, Pro Bono Australia looks back at the year that was and what made the biggest impact on the…

NFPs Cautiously Welcome Ebola Plan

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 6th November 2014 -  The Not for Profit sector has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that Australia will support medical volunteers travelling to West Africa to help combat the…

Govt Backs Down on 40 Jobs a Month Plan

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th October 2014 -  The Federal Government has backed down on its controversial proposal to require unemployed people to apply for 40 jobs a month in order to keep receiving the dole, instead releasing…

Youth Jobs Program Cut

Lina Caneva, Monday, 6th October 2014 -  The Federal Government has been accused of causing the demise of an employment resource that has been used by school students for almost 50 years. Shadow Assistant Minister for Education…

Liberal MP Attacks Welfare Peak Body

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th September 2014 -  Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Parliamentary Secretary has launched a blistering attack on the welfare sector peak body ACOSS, saying it is “blind to the evidence of…

NFP Survey Warning – Canary in the Coal Mine for Government

Lina Caneva, Monday, 8th September 2014 -  Not for Profit leaders have called on the Federal Government to heed the findings of a national survey into the attitudes of Australian charities towards Tony Abbott’s first…

State of the Not for Profit Sector Survey Revealed

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 4th September 2014 -  Federal Government policy, regulation and funding have been identified as having the biggest negative impacts on the Australian Not for Profit sector, according to a major survey…
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