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Unemployment is Hitting Youth Hard: This is What We Should Do

Staff Reporter, Monday, 30th June 2014 - A change in approach to the policy design of programs for young unemployed people could be a big step towards getting youth into work in Australia, writes Jeff Borland, Professor…

Poor Outcomes for Ex-Prisoners – Research

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th June 2014 - People with a history of mental disorder experience particularly poor outcomes following release from prison, a new Australian study has found. Described as one of the largest studies…

$10M Gift to Indigenous Health Leadership

Staff Reporter, Friday, 30th May 2014 - Australian philanthropist and retired transport magnate Greg Poche has donated $10 million to the University of Melbourne for a leadership development program for Aboriginal…

Trauma and Homelessness Relationship Revealed

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 1st May 2014 - A new study has found that trauma levels for the long-term homeless are far greater than the general Australian community. The team behind the Trauma and Homelessness Initiative.…

Aussies Fret Over Work – Survey

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th April 2014 - Almost half of Australian workers worry about their work, a survey by the University of Melbourne has revealed. The university’s Centre for Workplace Leadership survey of…

Changemaker

Giving to a Fine Art

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th April 2014 - A passion for the arts has taken Fiona Menzies from the halls of Federal Parliament through to the Not for Profit sector. Menzies is this week’s Changemaker. Menzies’…

Proof of Midlife Crisis

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th March 2014 - Social economists from the University of Melbourne have confirmed the age-old suspicion of a dip in human happiness during middle age – the midlife crisis! The University…

Bonyhady Receives Honorary Doctorate

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 18th March 2014 - Disability campaigner Bruce Bonyhady has been awarded an honorary doctorate – the highest honour from the University of Melbourne. Bonyhady is the architect of the National…

Opinion

Time to Think ‘Solutions’ to Child Abuse

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th February 2014 - Not for Profit leaders, academics, practitioners and policy makers need to come together to cultivate innovative new ways to ensure child safety, writes Dr Sarah Wise from the Berry…

Aussie Miners’ ‘Social Licence’ Spurious: Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th February 2014 - Australian mining companies are employing a debatable and ill-defined concept to justify their presence in local communities, new University of Melbourne research suggests.…

EXCLUSIVE: NFP Tax Concession Report Revealed

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th February 2014 - A report into charity tax concessions that was buried after the Gillard Government lost office has been released under Freedom of Information and includes a call for the extension…

‘Hybrid Teleworkers’ Produce Better Outcomes – Study

Staff Reporter, Monday, 4th November 2013 - Employees who work from home one to three days per week are more productive than those who trek into work everyday, a study has revealed. The study, led by AUT University’s…

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