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Getting back on track: The data we need to end poverty by 2030

Joanna Pradela, Wednesday, 14th July 2021 -  We need quality gender data if we are serious about our commitment to “leave no one behind”, writes Joanna Pradela, director of knowledge translation and equality insights at the

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The time is now to step towards an Australian social enterprise strategy

Contributor, Tuesday, 13th July 2021 -  Last year a group of social enterprise sector leaders came together with a shared ambition to make social enterprise business as usual. Here, Alex Hannet, Jo McNeill, Belinda Morrissey,

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NDIS independent assessments are off the table for now. That’s a good thing – the evidence wasn’t there

Contributor, Monday, 12th July 2021 -  The proposed NDIS independent assessments have been controversial. And data from a pilot doesn’t really tell us whether they’d deliver positive outcomes for Australians

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Resisting robo-governance

Dhakshayini Sooriyakumaran, Thursday, 8th July 2021 -  Dhakshayini Sooriyakumaran raises a red flag on the issue of robodebt and how the government is expanding similar AI experimentation across the social welfare sector. The Morrison

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Telepractice in family support: What will it take?

Elly Robinson, Wednesday, 7th July 2021 -  Elly Robinson from the Parenting Research Centre looks at what the child and family services sector can learn from the transition to remote service delivery during the pandemic,

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Only through inclusion can you make the most out of workforce diversity

Andrew Cairns, Monday, 5th July 2021 -  Whatever your strategic approach or wherever you are on your journey, getting diversity and inclusion right in the workplace is well worth the commitment of time and resources, writes

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Theatre as a vehicle for social impact

Julia McNamara, Wednesday, 30th June 2021 -  The ability of theatre to connect across sectors, priority areas and audiences to create a shared experience allows a unique opportunity for social impact, writes Julia McNamara,

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‘The average charity is about as likely to engage in illegal activism as the average person is to commit murder’

Andrew Leigh, Wednesday, 30th June 2021 -  Shadow Assistant Minister for Charities Andrew Leigh takes aim at the federal government’s most recent “war on charities”. If you listen to the Morrison government talk about activist

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Closing the Gap is failing our most vulnerable

Dr Lisa J. Griffiths, Monday, 28th June 2021 -  The Productivity Commission has just launched a new dashboard for measuring progress against the Closing the Gap targets. It reveals we are failing our children and young people,

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The Australian government must uphold its responsibility to unemployed care leavers

Deb Tsorbaris, Monday, 28th June 2021 -  With care leavers in young adulthood three times as likely as their peers to receive income support, it’s time for the government to increase payment rates above the poverty line so

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EOFY 2021 will be a story of snakes and ladders

Garth Stirling, Wednesday, 23rd June 2021 -  Garth Stirling, head of Services at ntegrity, dives into how this tax time is different to last year’s and what levers and barriers NFPs are facing.   Are my targets inflated?

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Refugee Week: The value of unity in creating a better country for everyone

Sri Samy, Wednesday, 23rd June 2021 -  This week is an important reminder that we need to come together to recognise our common humanity and build an inclusive society, writes Sri Samy, founder and CEO of Friends of Refugees.
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