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Suicide Rates Across Federal Electorates Revealed

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 - A coalition of Not for Profit leaders in suicide and mental health has called for all major parties to spell out what they will do to address the rising toll of suicide after a report released…

Australia’s Not for Profit Sector Must Push the Election Agenda

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 - Australia’s Not for Profit sector must speak with a collective voice and push the election agenda if it is to have an impact in the federal election outcomes, according to socio- political…

Charities Call on Political Parties to Halve Homelessness

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 - Leading providers of homelessness services in Australia have joined forces to call on all political parties to make reducing homelessness a priority in the federal election campaign.…

Who Might I Trust to Foster an Inclusive Society?

Keith McVilly, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 - The Not for Profit sector is uniquely positioned, and some might say ethically obliged, to ask of our political aspirants how their policies will foster an inclusive society, writes…

Costello Slams Detaining Asylum Seekers as Torture

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 - World Vision Australia’s CEO, Tim Costello, has condemned the detaining of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru as “psychological torture,” sparking mixed reactions from Prime…

Opinion

Coalition and Labor Moving On Worker Exploitation, But Potential Loopholes Remain

Tess Hardy, Monday, 23rd May 2016 - Tess Hardy, lecturer in law at the University of Melbourne, looks at how the Coalition and Labor plan to tackle worker exploitation in this country should they win the upcoming election,…

Housing Alliance Campaign to ‘Vote Home’

Lina Caneva, Friday, 20th May 2016 - A national alliance of housing, homelessness and welfare peak bodies has begun a digital election campaign to make housing affordability and homelessness major election…

Analysis

Election Analysis for the NFP Sector – Needs a Global Policy Context

Sara Bice, Thursday, 19th May 2016 - Analysis: The federal election will require Not for Profits to extend their imaginations and position their concerns within a global policy context, writes Sara Bice socio-political…

What Kind of New Economy Do We Want From the Next Government?

Bronwen Morgan, Wednesday, 18th May 2016 - Australian politics must respond to current pressures with collaboration and creativity, rather than pitting economics against society, writes Bronwen Morgan, Professor of …

Making Audio Description Trials Permanent

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 17th May 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for ABC iview audio description trials to be made permanent, launching a package they said would ensure the continued rollout of the service for …

Youth Jobs PaTH Program Needs New Legislation, ACTU Claims

Wendy Williams, Monday, 16th May 2016 - The Youth Jobs PaTH program, designed to help young people transition into work, could require new legislation before it could be brought into action, according to legal advice…

Changemaker

Putting Animal Welfare on the Election Agenda

Lina Caneva, Monday, 16th May 2016 - A love of all creatures great and small has seen Nicola Beynon have a 20-year career as a global advocate for animal protection. As the head of campaigns in Australia for World Animal…

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