Close Search

Careers

Impact

Salary Survey


Resources

News


Partner with Us

 
MEDIA, JOBS & RESOURCES for the COMMON GOOD
Home › News › ACOSS

Tag : ACOSS

NFP Sector Needs a Stronger Voice : Bill Shorten

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 30th March 2011 - 
PDF Button
ACOSS Conference(l-r) : Assistant Treasurer and  Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten, Greens Senator Rachel Siewert, Shadow…

Insights from the ACOSS Media and Communications Forum

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th March 2011 - 
PDF Button
The inaugural ACOSS Media and Communications Forum has kicked off the ACOSS 2011 National Conference in Melbourne – and twitter was the word of the day! The audience…

Scrap Corporate Tax Cut, Fund Welfare Programs : Greens

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th March 2011 - 
PDF Button
The Australian Greens will move to scrap the Gillard Government's planned corporate tax cut for big businesses, arguing the money could be better spent on establishing…

Twitter as a Conference Communication Tool

Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st March 2011 - 
PDF Button
Download the Twitter Guide for ACOSS 2011 here [PDF].  It seems that everywhere you look, someone is talking about twitter. The 24-hour news cycle and the public’s…

Dissecting the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th March 2011 - 
PDF Button
From government policy through to public rhetoric, there is a widespread expectation that people with disabilities should contribute to society as best they are able.…

Housing & Homelessness: Advance or Retreat?

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th March 2011 - 
PDF Button
With much of the political and media focus on the serious of natural disasters in Australia and neighbouring New Zealand in recent times, the worsening crisis in Australia’s…

Community Sector Wages Group Announced as Pay Equity Decision Approaches

Staff Reporter, Friday, 4th March 2011 - 
PDF Button
The Gillard Government is to set up a national consultative group to assess the potential implications of pay increases for community sector workers across the country.…

Victory on Rental Affordability Scheme

Staff Reporter, Friday, 18th February 2011 - 
PDF Button
Welfare groups and the Greens are claiming victory in their bid to save the National Rental Affordability Scheme, with the Government scrapping its proposed $264 million…

ACOSS Rejects Calls for Welfare Cuts to Fund Flood Relief

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th February 2011 - 
PDF Button
Welfare peak body, ACOSS has rejected calls by business groups for cuts to be made to the disability pension to pay for the flood reconstruction effort. The Australian Council…

Charities Urge Canberra Over QLD Reconstruction

Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th February 2011 - 
PDF Button
A delegation of leading community and welfare groups, including Australia’s major charities, is in Canberra to urge the Federal Parliament to include them in the…

Responding to a National Crisis: Business Not the Only Voice in Town

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th January 2011 - 
PDF Button
The voices of the thousands of community services across the country have been shut out of the Prime Ministers the Flood Taskforce which is made up of 13 business and…

  • News categories

    • Kneebone Cartoons Karen's Blog Changemakers Access the latest news service

    Featured suppliers

    Justice Connect

    Justice Connect’s Not for profit Law program is a speciali...

    Justice Connect

    We’re not your average jobs board

    Get the latest purpose-driven job opportunities, educational resources, and career advice delivered straight to your inbox.

    pba inverse logo
    Subscribe Twitter Facebook
    ×