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States Delaying Homelessness Funding – Morrison

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 7th July 2015 -  Federal Minister for Social Services, Scott Morrison, has accused four State Governments of delaying the delivery of more than $135 million in homelessness funding. Morrison announced…

Private Capital Investment Needed to Expand Welfare System – Morrison

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 26th June 2015 -  Federal Minister for Social Services Scott Morrison has told the ACOSS National Conference that private capital investment in addressing social needs is the best approach to strengthening…

Senate Moves to Save ACNC

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 24th June 2015 -  Federal Opposition parties including the powerful Senate crossbenchers have banded together to move a motion aimed at saving the national charity regulator, calling on the Government…

Microfinance Scheme for Jobs Gets $63.4 Million

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 15th June 2015 -  The Abbott Government has announced that it will spend $63.4 million over five years funding three microfinance schemes in a bid to help low income Australians move off welfare…

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 to Reboot IT Welfare Platform

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th April 2015 -  The Federal Government is about to begin a project to replace the Department of Human Services decades-old welfare payment IT system. Minister for Social Services Scott Morrison…

Govt Delivers Another Funding Reprieve

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 -  The Abbott Government has extended funding to approximately 160 drug and alcohol organisations until June 2016 at a cost of $87 million in a move that has been described as an “11th…

Welfare Fraud Crackdown

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 31st March 2015 -  The Federal Government has put child care service providers on notice after a team from the Australian Federal Police-led multi-agency Fraud and Anti-Corruption Centre (FACC)…

Opinion

Scott Morrison: From Confrontation to a Search for Consensus

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 12th March 2015 -  Given his immediate history, it was tempting to think Federal Minister Scott Morrison would bring a highly punitive approach to social services, a portfolio with huge outlays. But

Volunteer NFPs Target Morrison

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 10th March 2015 -  Angry volunteer organisations have sent strong letters of complaint to Federal Social Services Minister Scott Morrison demanding answers on recent grant funding processes, claiming…

McClure Report Good for Australian Jobs – NFP

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 2nd March 2015 -  Jobs Australia, the national peak body for more than 220 Not for Profit organisations that assist disadvantaged people to find work, has welcomed the controversial McClure Report…
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