Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 5th October 2016 -
Young people need to be heard, so the MISFIT Project created a stage where they can find their voice, writes Ellie Cooper in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.
Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 5th October 2016 -
Impact investment could end youth homelessness in New South Wales, according to the Mercy Foundation, which advocates for and supports innovative approaches to address the issue.
Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 5th October 2016 -
Can banks care about more than making money? In this month’s Executive Insight, Peter Rutter, the general manager of community development at Beyond Bank, explains how it's possible.
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 4th October 2016 -
The body tasked with creating Victoria’s 30-year infrastructure strategy has recommended 30,000 new affordable homes be created and has put social housing as one of the state’s top three priorities.
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 4th October 2016 -
Described as “Ikea on steroids”, the first flat-packed, off-grid, tiny homes will use vacant city spaces and cut the costs of standard housing.
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 4th October 2016 -
Single working women are being locked out of Melbourne’s rental market, with only 25 per cent of suburbs affordable today, compared to 50 per cent a decade ago.
Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 29th September 2016 -
A tax break for Australia’s top earners is “unconscionable” when the federal government can’t meet the “most basic needs” of the community, according to the Australian Council of Social Service.
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 27th September 2016 -
Social Services Minister Christian Porter has been accused of ignoring the gap between job vacancies and unemployed people after he said welfare groups calling for a Newstart increase “lack imagination”.
Ellie Cooper, Monday, 26th September 2016 -
A new poll has found 77 per cent of Australians believe climate change is occurring now, and 90 per cent think it’s up to the federal government to take leadership on the issue.
Ellie Cooper, Friday, 23rd September 2016 -
Over the past two decades the number of people living in extreme poverty has more than halved, but 89 per cent of Australians believe the problem has stayed the same or worsened.
Ellie Cooper, Friday, 23rd September 2016 -
Women globally are working an average of four years longer than men over their lifetime, largely due to women’s additional unpaid housework and care work.
Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 22nd September 2016 -
A new virtual reality app, targeted at family carers and the wider community, enables users to see the world through the eyes of a person living with dementia.
