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Budget Knocks Confidence – NFPs

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 - Not for Profit sector confidence remains low despite some positive Federal Budget measures, according to the Community Council for Australia.

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NDIS welcomed, Disability Jobs needed

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 - Disability groups have welcomed the emergence of the NDIS unscathed from yesterday’s Budget announcement but have expressed concerns over changes to the Disability Support…

National Rental Affordability Scheme Dropped

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 - The Federal Government announced in the Federal Budget that it would not proceed with the final round of the National Rental Affordability Scheme. Social Services Minister Kevin…

Mixed Bag for Science

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 - The Australian Academy of Science says the Federal Budget is mixed for science; investing in some areas while pulling funding from others. “While the new Medical Research…

Foreign Aid Cap Breaks Promise – NFPs

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 - Major International aid Not for Profits are claiming the Abbott Government has broken its promise to increase aid to overseas development after it announced it would cap foreign…

Mixed Response from Aged Care Sector

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 - Aged care groups have had a mixed response to the Federal Budget, with the spotlight cast on everyday living expenses for older Australians and the redirection of funds to support…

Welfare Carries Budget Burden

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 - Welfare bodies nationally claim that those being asked to carry the greatest burden from the Federal Budget spending cuts are those who can least afford it. Representatives from…

Federal Budget Ends ‘Days of Borrow and Spend’ – Treasurer

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 - The Federal Government says its 2014-15 Budget will deliver savings of more than $36 billion with major funding changes to jobs, health, education, welfare, foreign aid and the slashing…

ACOSS Warns on Budget Welfare Cutbacks

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 - A new analysis from welfare peak body ACOSS claims the main welfare targets expected in today’s Federal Budget – Newstart, family tax benefits and the disability support…

NFP’s Mixed Reaction to Vic Budget

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 7th May 2014 - Community sector groups have welcome the Victorian Government’s investment into infrastructure as part of the State Budget but say it must be matched with investment into…

Victoria Loosens Purse-Strings in State Budget

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 6th May 2014 - The Victorian Government has delivered a big spending Budget on infrastructure and job creation, as well as a surplus of $1.3 billion in 2014-15 – offering a mixed bag for the…

NFP Funding Reaches Crisis Point

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th April 2014 - Nine out of 10 Not for Profit organisations have no guarantee of Federal Government funding for key services beyond June this year and more than 60 per cent are having to let staff go…

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