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NFPs Strain to Support Trafficking Victims

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 13th August 2015 -  The Not for Profit sector is being left to pick up the slack on supporting victims of human trafficking in Australia, writes freelance journalist Annelise Ball. The US State Department’s…

Walking the Talk on Workplace Gender Equality

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 12th August 2015 -  Most Australian employers value gender equality in the workplace but don’t know how to achieve positive outcomes for women, the Federal Government’s Workplace Gender…

Matched Funding for Private Arts Philanthropy

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 11th August 2015 -  Australian artists and arts organisations have succeeded in raising more than $3 million in private sector support for projects and philanthropic partnerships which have been…

New Plan to Tackle Abuse of Migrant Women

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 11th August 2015 -  The Abbott Government will attempt to educate migrant women on their rights surrounding forced marriage and domestic violence before they arrive in Australia. Social Services…

Nominations Open for National Disability Awards

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 4th August 2015 -  The 2015 National Disability Awards are open for nomination –  giving Australians the chance to acknowledge the people, organisations and initiatives that make a positive…

NFPs Call for Stop to Health Initiative Cutbacks

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 16th June 2015 -  A coalition of 16 peak Not for Profit organisations from the health and community sectors have called on the Federal Government to scrap plans to cut nearly $800 million in funding…

Red Tape Cuts Heralded for Philanthropy

Lina Caneva, Friday, 29th May 2015 -  The Abbott Government has vowed to cut red tape in an effort to boost philanthropy in Australia. Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Social Services Minister Scott Morrison…

Govt & NFP Partnership to Create Job Pathways for Women

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 11th May 2015 -  The Federal Government has announced a partnership with UnitingCare Australia to create long-term employment pathways for women in the community and aged care sectors. Through…

Govt Tendering Inquiry Submissions Call for Significant Change

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 -  The Senate Inquiry into the Federal Government’s community service tendering processes by the Department of Social Services received 84 submissions by the March closing…

NFPs Caution on Human Services ‘Competition’

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 -  The Not for Profit sector has cautioned on a recommendation to extend competition policy into human services as a priority in the Final Report of the Competition Policy Review released…

Disability Employment Service Providers Trial

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th March 2015 -  The Federal Government has announced an 18-month trial of new ways for Disability Employment Service providers to work with jobseekers and employers – a move that has been…

Gooda Reappointed

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  The Federal Government has reappointed vocal indigenous advocate Mick Gooda as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.   Gooda has been an…
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