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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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Coalition Ignores Women’s Health Charter

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th June 2016 -  The federal Coalition has failed to endorse the first Australian Women’s Health Charter or committed to any of its four proposals in the lead up to the 2 July poll, according to the Australian Women’s Health Network.

Family Violence App Wins Inaugural Premier’s iAward

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th June 2016 -  An innovative family violence app has won the inaugural Victorian Premier’s iAward for Innovation at the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) Awards. The SmartSafe+ app, by the Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV), won the top Victorian public sector

Public Trust in UK Charities at Record Low

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th June 2016 -  Public trust and confidence in UK charities has fallen to the lowest recorded level since monitoring began in 2005, according to a new report by the UK Charity Commission.

Street Swag Founder In Civil Action Over Charity Fund

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 29th June 2016 -  The highly-awarded founder of Queensland charity Street Swags – which provides lightweight and waterproof sleeping bags for the homeless – has resigned and is facing civil court action over her alleged handling of the charity’s funds.

Welfare Crackdown to Improve Coalition’s Budget Bottom Line

Federal Election

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 28th June 2016 -  The Coalition has revealed the federal budget would be improved by $1.1 billion over the next four years, largely due to a welfare crackdown and saving on unspent community and transport funds. In releasing his election costings on Tuesday, Treasurer…

Upgrade to Grants Processes in Northern Territory

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 28th June 2016 -  The Northern Territory Government is to carry out an “extensive consultation process” with the Not for Profit sector to help design a new all-of-government grant management system. The NT budget for 2016/17 allocated $1.4 million over three years to develop…

National Network to Assist Asylum Seeker Students

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 28th June 2016 -  A special interest group of community organisations, education providers, students, services and other stakeholders have teamed up to ensure education opportunities are accessible for students from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.

Foundation ‘Shocked’ To Be on Regulator’s At-Risk List

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 28th June 2016 -  The corporate foundation of national after-school care provider Camp Australia said it was “shocked and surprised” to find itself listed as a charity at risk of being deregistered for not providing financial statements to the charity regulator.

Conservation Advocate Wins Reichstein Philanthropy Award

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 28th June 2016 -  A leader in Australia’s environment movement has been chosen as the recipient of the 2016 Jill Reichstein Award for Social Change, which provides a US study tour to investigate innovation in the Not for Profit sector.

Coalition Pledges New Social Policy Funding

Federal Election

Lina Caneva, Sunday, 26th June 2016 -  Just one week out from the federal election the Coalition has pledged a range of new social policy funding including a $48 million injection to a Not for Profit education program and new spending on mental health.
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