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More Work Needed to Protect Australian Children – AIHW Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th January 2012 -  Much more work needs to be done in areas of child abuse and neglect in Australia, despite the decline in cases being reported to welfare departments, according to figures released…

Where’s the Aged Care Sector’s “Road Map”?

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th January 2012 -  Flickr image  Some rights reserved by Rosie O'Beirne    The Australian aged care sector is calling for its own ‘Roadmap’…

ATO Online Guidelines for Public Ancillary Funds

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th January 2012 -  The Australian Tax Office has launched new online guidelines and information to help Not for Profit organisations seeking deductible gift recipient (DGR) status as Public Ancillary…

Review of Not for Profit Governance Arrangements

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 8th December 2011 -  The Federal Government has released a consultation paper to help determine what the core organisational governance principles applying to registered NFPs should be.
The consultation
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Aus Govt Failing to Protect Vulnerable Children: UN Delegation

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th November 2011 -  The Australian Government has been accused of failing to protect the rights of the nation’s most vulnerable children by a delegation of youth representations to the UN. The…

Govt Releases Consultation Paper on ‘Charity’ Definition

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st October 2011 -  The Federal Government has released its much-anticipated Consultation Paper on a new definition of charity. The Government is calling for submissions from the Not for Profit sector…

Federal Grants ‘More Generous Than Expected’

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 18th October 2011 -  The latest round of medical research grants were announced yesterday – with studies investigating diabetes and kidney disease in Aboriginal children and their mothers among…

Commonwealth Ombudsman Reveals Challenges of Social Inclusion & Service Delivery

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th September 2011 -  The Commonwealth Ombudsman has called on the Federal Government and its agencies to take active steps to improve their approach to social inclusion, in particular those who are newly…

Social Enterprise Development Fund Managers Named

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 10th August 2011 - 
The Federal Government has announced the fund managers who will establish new banking and financial services for social enterprises in Australia.The Minister for Employment Participation,
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Trial Project to Assist Vulnerable Children

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th June 2011 -  A new tool to assess the health, well-being and needs of vulnerable children will be trialed in four locations across Australia following recommendations from the Not for Profit…

Superannuation Clearing House for NFPs

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 15th June 2011 -  The Federal Government is offering a free superannuation clearing house service for small Not for Profit organisations. Available to any NFP organisation with fewer than 20 employees,…

NFP Accuses Feds of Ignoring Petition

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th May 2011 -  The Federal Government has been accused of ignoring a petition signed by more than a quarter of a million Australians urging it to take steps to stop sex trafficking of children and…

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