Luke Michael, Tuesday, 22nd January 2019 -
Impact investing could be more effective if universal measurement standards were implemented and impact goals were better defined, an OECD report says.
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 22nd January 2019 -
Australia is in the midst of a billionaire wealth boom while low-income earners, women and Indigenous people are left behind, according to new analysis from Oxfam.
Luke Michael, Monday, 21st January 2019 -
Oxfam International is beset by systemic problems that have allowed sexual misconduct to sometimes go unaddressed, an independent interim review has found.
Luke Michael, Monday, 21st January 2019 -
The National Disability Insurance Scheme has reached a milestone with more than 250,000 people now accessing the scheme, including almost 80,000 people receiving support for the first time.
Luke Michael, Friday, 18th January 2019 -
The Greens are calling for a “radical” rethink of disability policy in Australia, unveiling a plan to create a more accessible and equitable society for people with disability.
Luke Michael, Friday, 18th January 2019 -
Community mental health groups have welcomed a record $1.45 billion government investment into the sector but say more needs to be done to address lingering service gaps.
Luke Michael, Thursday, 17th January 2019 -
Australian charity leaders say the $443 million government grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation is a slap in the face for every charity applying for government funding, after an audit report found the government applied insufficient scrutiny to the grant proposal.
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 16th January 2019 -
Australian aid organisations have pledged to hold the federal government accountable for its efforts protecting children in conflict with the help of a new humanitarian checklist.
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 16th January 2019 -
The disability community is being shut out of public sector jobs, disability groups say in light of recent data which shows the employment of people with disability in the public service is continuing to go backwards.
Luke Michael, Monday, 14th January 2019 -
A crowdfunding campaign to free Aboriginal women who have been jailed for unpaid fines has raised almost $300,000 and put pressure on the state government to change the law that advocates say criminalises poverty.
Luke Michael, Friday, 11th January 2019 -
Unfair social care assessments are leaving vulnerable older people in England without appropriate support to live a dignified life, a Human Rights Watch report says.
Luke Michael, Friday, 11th January 2019 -
New South Wales faces a looming catastrophe in rental affordability unless drastic action is taken to address a huge social housing shortfall, community groups have warned on the back of new research showing unaffordable rent spreading beyond the inner-city.
