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The Politics of Social Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd April 2015 - Social enterprise is inherently political but is curiously being deemed politically-neutral in the lead up to the UK Election next month, writes Dr Andrew Curtis, co-founder and…

UK ‘Sock-Puppet’ Charity Clause Draws Ire

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 12th March 2015 - There has been uproar in the UK after the Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, urged all Government Departments to adopt a new "anti-lobbying, anti-sock puppet clause"…

Queensland Election Vital for NFPs

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 8th January 2015 - All candidates standing in the surprise Queensland State Election have been urged by a peak welfare Not for Profit to commit to creating a healthier social economy. Queensland Premier…

Analysis

Fronting Up to Disability Issues in the Victorian Election

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 13th November 2014 - Calling all political parties, there’s an election coming up. Where are the real policies for Victorians with disabilities asks systemic advocate for inclusive practices,…

Political Vision Needed to Assist Vulnerable – Salvos

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 30th September 2014 - The Salvation Army has called on all political parties in Victoria to consider the needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable in the lead up to the November State election. In an election…

A Charitable View of the Abbott Govt’s First Year in Office

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th August 2014 - The Not for Profit sector is invited to a challenging discussion with three acclaimed charity leaders about the year that was and what may lie ahead – some 12 months since the…

Opinion

Why Abbott’s Two Million Jobs Promise Isn’t As Good As It Sounds

Lina Caneva, Monday, 25th August 2014 - Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s election promise of creating two million jobs over a decade is actually promising to do slightly worse than what has happened in the past, writes…

Policies Around Community Safety Needed

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st August 2014 - One hundred days out from a Victorian State election, Jesuit Social Services has called on both major political parties in Victoria to forgo what the Not for Profit organisation says…

Gauging the Confidence of the Not for Profit Sector

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 14th August 2014 - The headlines might suggest tough times in the Not for Profit sector – belt tightening, significant welfare reform, regulatory change and more – but what is the sector’s…

Opinion

Nightmare on Newstart

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 5th September 2013 - In the lead-up to the Federal Election there has been no shortage of policy announcements designed to assist middle income working families but on the need to provide assistance to…

Online Petition to Save ACNC

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th August 2013 - A Victorian and Tasmanian-based Christian Church welfare organisation has begun an online petition to try to save the national charity regulator, the ACNC, from the Coalition’s…

Coalition ‘Problem Gambling’ Policy: Putting the Fox in Charge of the Henhouse?

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 27th August 2013 - The Coalition policy (on gambling) is highly risk averse. It poses no threat to the gambling industry and proposes no effective reforms says Dr.Charles Livingstone a Senior Lecturer…

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