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Lina Caneva has been a journalist for more than 35 years. She was the editor of Pro Bono Australia News from when it was founded in 2000 until 2018.

Articles:

Ten Job Seekers Per Vacancy: A Reality Check on Welfare Overhaul

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th July 2014 -  It turns out that the policies for under 30s in the Federal Budget in May were a precursor to a much wider set of changes affecting unemployed people across the board, writes Veronica Sheen, Research Associate, School of Social Sciences at Monash University, in this piece first published on The Conversation.

Philanthropy Prize for Women Artists

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th July 2014 -  Entries have opened for one of Australia’s prestigious philanthropic portraiture prizes for women, the Portia Geach Memorial Award.

Welfare Review Submissions Deadline Looms

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th July 2014 -  The deadline for Not for Profits to have their say on the recently released interim report on reforming Australia’s welfare system is set to close in less than two weeks.

Proceeds of Crime Funding Available

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th July 2014 -  The Western Australian Government is offering $4 million to Not for Profits for crime prevention programs and to support victims of crime using funds derived from criminal assets seized by police.

Suicide Not a ‘Selfish’ Act – NFP Report

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th July 2014 -  A Not for Profit study of Australians who have attempted suicide found many made the attempt feeling they were “a burden” and believed their family and friends would be “better off” without them.

More Asylum Seeker ‘Mothers’ on Suicide Watch

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th July 2014 -  The Australian Human Rights Commission says it holds grave concerns for the welfare of asylum seekers, particularly mothers and children on Christmas Island, after visiting detainees for a second time as part of its National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention (2014).

Govt System Crashes as Funding Applications Flood In

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 23rd July 2014 -  The Department of Social Services has had to extend its Not for Profit application deadline after a flood of funding applications caused chaos to its online system late Tuesday.

ACNC Revokes Charities’ Registration

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 22nd July 2014 -  The charity status of two charities managed by the same directors has been revoked after the national charity regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, ruled their operations were not solely charitable.
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