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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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Royal Commissioner Appointed to Investigate NT Youth Detention

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th July 2016 -  The federal government has appointed former Northern Territory Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Ross Martin AO to head the royal commission into the state’s child protection and youth detention services.

NSW Needs 100,000 New Homes to Beat Housing Stress

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th July 2016 -  New South Wales needs 100,000 new social and affordable houses over the next 20 years to prevent decade-long waiting lists blowing out even further, according to a new report from the University of Sydney.

SA Crossbenchers Take On Gambling Reform

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th July 2016 -  South Australian Legislative Council crossbenchers have joined forces in a bid to reform gambling laws by introducing a bill to remove EFTPOS facilities and limit gaming machine bets to a maximum of $1 per bet.

Guide Dogs Australia Voted Most Trusted Charity Brand

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th July 2016 -  Guide Dogs Australia has been named Australia’s most trusted charity brand in the annual Reader’s Digest poll for the fourth year in a row.

$1M Available in Australian Education Grants

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th July 2016 -  Two education grant rounds worth a total of $1 million have launched from the Learning Impact Fund to improve the academic outcomes for Australian children.

Doctors High Court Challenge to Border Force Secrecy

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 27th July 2016 -  Australian doctors have launched a High Court challenge to the secrecy provisions in the federal government’s Border Force Act that gag them from speaking out publicly about the welfare of refugees and asylum seekers in detention.

PM Restricts Royal Commission to NT Detention Only

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 27th July 2016 -  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed that a royal commission into youth detention abuse, following the damning ABC Four Corners report, will be limited to the Northern Territory, warning that a broader inquiry could take too long.

ANZ Commits $250,000 to Regional Education and Employment

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th July 2016 -  Grant applications for the ANZ’s Seeds of Renewal program have opened with the bank committing $250,000 in funding for education and employment projects in rural, regional and remote Australian communities.

Inquiry Recommends Independent Animal Welfare Body

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th July 2016 -  Head of campaigns for World Animal Protection Nicola Beynon said the recommendation of the Regulation of Australian Agriculture inquiry offers much needed reform.

Royal Commission into NT Juvenile Detention

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th July 2016 -  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a royal commission to investigate the issues raised in an ABC Four Corners report into abuse in the juvenile detention system in the Northern Territory.

Fund Honours Feminist Philanthropist

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st July 2016 -  The Victorian Women’s Benevolent Trust has launched a new sub-fund to honour and recognise one of Melbourne’s most influential philanthropists, Fleur Spitzer.
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