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Luke Michael

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Luke Michael is a journalist at Pro Bono News covering the social sector.

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Mental Health of Jobseekers Suffers Under Government Program

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Luke Michael, Friday, 2nd November 2018 -  The federal government’s outsourced jobseeker program is a “special kind of hell” for welfare recipients with mental health issues, a Senate inquiry has heard.

High Cost of Asylum Seeker Support Cuts Revealed

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Luke Michael, Thursday, 1st November 2018 -  Federal government cuts to asylum seeker support payments will cost states up to $120 million a year as thousands of people are pushed into homelessness, new research warns.

Study to Seek Affordable Transport Model For People With Disability

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Luke Michael, Thursday, 1st November 2018 -  Making it easier for people with disability to travel will be the focus of new research into the transport challenges posed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Australian Aid Sector Vows to Get #KidsOffNauru

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Luke Michael, Tuesday, 30th October 2018 -  More than 120 Australian aid NGOs have vowed to ramp up efforts to get children off Nauru, as pressure mounts on the government to transfer all children remaining on the island to Australia.

Canada Set to Remove Limit on Charities’ Non-partisan Political Activities

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Luke Michael, Monday, 29th October 2018 -  The Canadian government’s move to broaden the freedom of expression for charities has been labelled a win for the nation’s charitable sector.

Disability Advocates Call For NDIS Funding Certainty

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Luke Michael, Monday, 29th October 2018 -  Disability groups are demanding assurances that National Disability Insurance Scheme funding is secure and fully covered into the future, after it emerged $3.9 billion originally promised to the scheme will be redirected to fund drought relief.

Government’s Plan to Cut Disability Support Pension Backfires

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Luke Michael, Friday, 26th October 2018 -  The federal government is ditching controversial plans to review the eligibility of 90,000 people on the Disability Support Pension after only a tiny fraction of recipients were found not to qualify for the payment.

Longer Foster Care Would Cut Suffering and Save Millions, Study Finds

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Luke Michael, Wednesday, 24th October 2018 -  Charities are pushing to extend state care in New South Wales to 21 years, with a report revealing extended foster care would save the state’s taxpayers $222 million over 10 years by reducing homelessness, mental health problems and crime rates among foster children.

Charity Scams on the Rise in Australia

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Luke Michael, Wednesday, 24th October 2018 -  Australians have lost more than $320,000 to charity fraud this year as scammers increasingly turn to creating fake charities or impersonating real ones.
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