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Global Trust in NGOs Falling

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 6th February 2015 -  Global trust in Non-Government Organisations is falling and Australia is not immune, according to a major report. The 2015 Edelman Trust Barometer surveyed 33,000 people from 27…

Severe Dementia Patients Given $50 Million in Funding

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 5th February 2015 -  Not for Profit organisations have welcomed the Abbott Government’s announcement that it will spend more than $50 million to support people with severe dementia. Assistant…

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Drama, Leadership and Real Politics

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd February 2015 -  David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council for Australia (CCA), reflects on what the shock electoral result in Queensland and current speculation about national political leadership…

Indigenous Children in Care Up 65 Per Cent Since National Apology

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd February 2015 -  Since the National Apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008 the number of indigenous children in care has increased by 65 per cent, according to a new report. The latest Report on Government…

Asylum Seeker Advocates Dismayed by High Court Ruling

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th January 2015 -  Refugee advocates have slammed a High Court ruling that the Australian Government acted lawfully when it detained 157 asylum seekers at sea for a month last year. The Tamil refugees…

Almost 100 Homeless Turned Away From Support Every Day

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th January 2015 -  Almost 100 people are being turned away from homeless support services every day in Victoria, according to the state’s peak homelessness body. The Council to Homeless Persons…

Manus Island at Boiling Point – NFP

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 15th January 2015 -  Hundreds of refugees at the Australian Government’s Manus Island detention centre have joined a hunger strike and are threatening their own lives in protest of the way they…

Aus Race Laws In Spotlight After Paris Attacks

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 13th January 2015 -  Federal and State Governments must repeal their racial discrimination laws in the wake of the the recent attacks on satirical publication Charlie Hebdo in Paris this week, according…

ACNC Reporting Deadline Extended

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 13th January 2015 -  The national charity regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has extended the 2014 Annual Information Statement deadline for charities that…

Collaborating on Payment-By-Outcome Projects

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 17th December 2014 -  A two day forum exploring payment-by-outcome projects, focusing on the social causes of re-offending in Queensland, delivered some challenging but innovative approaches to addressing…

Revised GP Co-Payment Still Bad Policy: ACOSS

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  Welfare peak body ACOSS has warned that the Federal Government's revised GP co-payment proposal creates an ongoing risk to people on low incomes who may be discouraged from seeking…

Volunteer Sector Needs Change

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 23rd October 2014 -  Government support for the "whole of volunteering" has been sadly lacking, and the sector needs change, the Volunteering Victoria Annual General Meeting has been told.…

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