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Reimagining your social enterprise business model post COVID-19: The why and what

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 1st May 2020 -  As we rebuild our economic system, we need social enterprises more than ever. But if we’re going to see more of them, we have to understand the business models that make them work, writes

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For the immensity of the sea

Contributor, Wednesday, 29th January 2020 -  A new cross-sector initiative is developing a collective and distinctively Indian response to the climate crisis, writes Shloka Nath. My father has often said if I want to build a

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So the government gave sports grants to marginal seats. What happens now?

Contributor, Tuesday, 21st January 2020 -  An audit office report has accused the government of using grants to influence votes. So what are the consequences, asks Maria O’Sullivan. When Australians pay their income

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Don’t believe the stereotype: These five charts show our democracy is safe in the hands of future voters

Contributor, Monday, 16th December 2019 -  It’s not that young people don’t like politics – they just want to do politics differently, write Mark Evans, Gerry Stoker and Max Halupka. A new, ongoing survey on how…

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Explainer: the medevac repeal and what it means for asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru

Contributor, Thursday, 5th December 2019 -  Jacqui Lambie has made a secret deal with the Coalition government to secure the repeal of medevac, writes Alex Reilly from the University of Adelaide. After much negotiation, the

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The most important issue facing Australia? New survey sees huge spike in concern over climate change

Contributor, Wednesday, 27th November 2019 -  Nearly half of Australians aged 18 to 24 view climate change as the biggest problem facing Australia in new national survey, writes Professor Andrew Markus from Monash University.…

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Five charts on what a Newstart recipient really looks like

Contributor, Wednesday, 30th October 2019 -  The Senate inquiry into Newstart is underway. It is likely to find that the typical Newstart recipient is neither young nor on it for a short time. Here, Owain Emslie and Danielle Wood

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UNDP setting the standard for SDG-enabling investment

Rosemary Addis, Thursday, 17th October 2019 -  Rosemary Addis and Fabienne Michaux break down the draft SDG Impact Practice Standards and call on Australians to have their say during the consultation period. The recent McKinsey

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Innovative uses of philanthropic funds to tackle complex social problems

Libby Ward-Christie, Monday, 19th August 2019 -  A recent case study by the Centre for Social Impact highlights the power and potential of innovative solutions to address long-term homelessness. Moreover, it highlights the potential

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Time to change the way we invest

Contributor, Thursday, 15th August 2019 -  Why are more foundations not joining the mission-investing trend or deploying a greater share of their assets, asks Ellen Dorsey, executive director at Wallace Global Fund. A growing

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Startup in the land of the Pegasus

Libby Ward-Christie, Wednesday, 24th July 2019 -  Social enterprise spans the boundaries of commercial and social-impact logics, but we still understand very little of what this means for startup support. Here Libby Ward-Christie

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Case Study: Assessing the impact of an impact investment

Geoff Mulgan, Wednesday, 10th July 2019 -  Can tutors help children improve their maths? The Nesta Impact Investment team supported Third Space Learning to undertake a randomised controlled trial and process evaluation
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