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Big Boost for Hearing Impaired Students

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 6th December 2011 -  People with hearing impairments could benefit greatly from a large Federal government investment in technology that converts live speech into text on tablets or laptops in seconds.…

Free Beer Lures Male Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 6th December 2011 -  Flickr Image: Some rights reserved by alceste99  How to get young men engaged in volunteering has stumped many organisations. But Wollongong woman Melissa…

Can Nations Measure Well-Being?

Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th December 2011 -  It was in May 1968 that Robert Kennedy, with characteristically brilliant oratory, identified the abject failure of governments to measure the quality of life afforded their people.…

Six Tips for Getting Sorted Before the Christmas Break

Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th December 2011 -  Avoid a hangover of the worst kind in the New Year – the work hangover. Get your work affairs in order before you take off for the Christmas and New Year holiday to ensure that you…

Changemakers - Brett Gresham

Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th December 2011 -  Brett Gresham is the Program Manager at Austraining International.  The organisation is an international development and specialist project management group focused on

Australian Consumers Switch Brands to Support Charity

Lina Caneva, Friday, 2nd December 2011 -  New Australian research shows that companies whose brands, products and services support a charity will win favour with consumers, especially women. The research found that almost

Women More Likely to Volunteer Than Men- ABS

Lina Caneva, Friday, 2nd December 2011 -  More than one-third of Australians did voluntary work last year, with more women volunteering than men, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics

Productivity Commission Report Warns on Government Childcare Reforms

Lina Caneva, Friday, 2nd December 2011 -  Not for Profit advocacy group, the Australian Child Care Alliance (ACCA) says a Productivity Commission Report confirms that child care costs will sky rocket under the Gillard Government’s

Australian Youth Organisations to Merge

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 1st December 2011 -  After more than 40 years in the Not for Profit space, two of Australia’s leading youth organisations, Open Family Australia (OFA) and Whitelion are to merge. The merger will

International Aid Forum Says Maternal Health Issues Alarming

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 1st December 2011 -  The slow progress of maternal health in developing countries is alarming the leaders of Australian aid organisations, according to a forum in Melbourne last night. At a panel event

Volunteering Australia Releases Teaser to National Survey

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 1st December 2011 -  Family (59.3%) and work commitments (52%) were most frequently mentioned by Australian volunteers when asked about personal circumstances that affect how and when they volunteer.
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