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Lina Caneva

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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.

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Court Battle To Claim Poker Machines ‘Misleading’ and ‘Deceptive’

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 26th October 2016 -  The not-for-profit anti-gambling advocacy group, Alliance for Gambling Reform, is supporting a landmark federal court battle with a former poker machine addict Shonica Guy against Crown Casino and machine manufacturer Aristocrat.

One Third of Australian Charities Not Transparent – Charity Star Rater

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 25th October 2016 -  Nearly a third of Australian charities are not transparent, according to a controversial star-rating charity assessment website.

Crowdfunding to Deliver Microfinance to Once Homeless Entrepreneurs

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 25th October 2016 -  A crowdfunding campaign designed to help former homeless people to start their own micro-businesses has been launched.

Paid Parental Leave Changes to Affect Thousands

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Lina Caneva, Monday, 24th October 2016 -  The federal government has reintroduced legislation that could see paid parental leave cut to tens of thousands of new mothers in a bid to end what what the government describes as double dipping.

Rural Training Pathways Needed for Nurses and Allied Health

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Lina Caneva, Monday, 24th October 2016 -  Better training pathways and promotion are needed to convince more nurses and allied health professionals to go rural, according to a new not-for-profit study.

New Data Reveals Picture of Disability, Aging and Carers in Australia

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Lina Caneva, Monday, 24th October 2016 -  Almost one in 12 Australians with disability – or more than 281,000 people – reported that they had experienced discrimination or unfair treatment because of their disability, according to new data from Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Charity Workers Take Class Action Against Alleged Contracting Scam

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Lina Caneva, Saturday, 22nd October 2016 -  A group of former charity street fundraisers, “chuggers”, have joined a class action against a third-party global fundraising company Appco claiming to have been ripped off in a “massive sham-contracting scam”.

ACT NDIS ‘Shutdown’ Resolved

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 20th October 2016 -  The issues that would have seen more than a 1,000 people with disability missing out on the National Disability Insurance Scheme in the ACT appear to have been resolved.

NFP Alliance Calls for Begging to Be Decriminalised

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 20th October 2016 -  An alliance of seven welfare organisations has called for begging to be decriminalised, saying new research shows high levels of childhood trauma and mental illness amongst people begging in Melbourne.

Governor General New Chief Patron of Volunteering Australia

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 20th October 2016 -  Volunteering Australia (VA) has secured Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) as its new chief patron.

Housing Affordability Measures Going ‘Backwards’ Minister Warns

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 20th October 2016 -  Australia’s affordable housing measures so far have gone backwards and meeting current challenges needs the joint effort of all levels of government, the assistant minister for social services Senator Zed Seselja has warned.

Too Many Charities in Australia? Regulator Says No

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 20th October 2016 -  With over 54,000 charities currently registered in Australia the national charity regulator has been wrestling with the question of whether there are too many charities and decided there aren’t – but there is room for mergers where there is duplication.
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