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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 22nd October 2014 - Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s claims that divesting deprives fund members of a good investment could prove misguided given the value in accounting for social and environmental…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…