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MEDIA, JOBS & RESOURCES for the COMMON GOOD
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Maggie Coggan is a journalist at Pro Bono News covering the social sector.

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Welfare Program Dismisses Complexities of Single Motherhood

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Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 30th October 2018 -  Established welfare-to-work systems don’t take into account the reality of single mothers’ lives and pushes them into unstable work, a report says.  

Automated Welfare Worsens Inequality, Experts Say

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Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 30th October 2018 -  Rapid automation of welfare services is creating extreme barriers for disadvantaged Australians, in particular people with disability, with an expert panel calling for a rethink of the current processes.

Retailers Find Giving Has its Own Rewards

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 29th October 2018 -  Retail businesses and their staff have featured strongly in this year’s Workplace Giving Awards – a program traditionally dominated by the corporate sector.

Gambling: A Few Bad Choices or a Rotten Industry?

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 29th October 2018 -  Tony Mohr is the executive director of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, a coalition of 80 different local councils, not for profits, and community groups, fiercely fighting for an overhaul of the gambling industry.

Why Shared Value Could Cure the Finance Sector

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Maggie Coggan, Friday, 26th October 2018 -  Shared value could be the medicine the finance sector needs to reinstate public and community trust, business leaders say.

Sector Welcomes Historic Mental Health Royal Commission

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Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 25th October 2018 -  The announcement of a mental health royal commission by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, if re-elected next month, is a historic moment, a sector leader says.

Cross-Sector Coordination to Tackle Homelessness

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 24th October 2018 -  An ambitious partnership between academics, the corporate sector and not-for-profit groups aims to end homelessness within a generation by tapping into new sources of capital.    

Government Backpedals on Massive Funding Cuts to Charity

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 24th October 2018 -  Community outrage over millions of dollars in federal funding cuts to a respected youth charity has caused the government to backflip.   

The Adoption of New Accounting Standards: The Financial Report Users’ Perspective

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 23rd October 2018 -  With Australian financial reporting poised for significant upheaval, Nick Walker, partner in audit and assurance at HLB Mann Judd, explains what the introduction of new accounting standards means from a financial report user’s perspective.

White Ribbon Scandal Angers Sector

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 22nd October 2018 -  Continuing outrage over the White Ribbon reproductive rights scandal has some questioning the future of the organisation. 

Power In the Hands Of the Community

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 22nd October 2018 -  Jarra Hicks is co-founder of Community Power Agency, a not for profit with a vision of putting the power back in the hands of the community. She is is this week’s Changemaker.
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