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Newstart Change Will Push Under-30s into Poverty – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Friday, 6th June 2014 -  Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service, has called on the Federal Government to drop its plan to deny unemployed people under 30 access to income support for six months, saying it will force people to beg for charity.

Legacy Council Names its First CEO

Staff Reporter, Friday, 6th June 2014 -  National veterans services peak body Legacy Australia Council has appointed its first Chief Executive Officer, in a bid to “consolidate Legacy’s work to date”.

Aussies Value Mentally Healthy Workplaces – Study

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Staff Reporter, Friday, 6th June 2014 -  Almost half of Australian workers are leaving jobs because their workplaces are mentally unhealthy, a new survey has revealed.

Globetrotter Finds Her Calling in Tanzania

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Staff Reporter, Friday, 6th June 2014 -  Former lawyer and Not for Profit founder Tracey Sawyer’s travels and career has led her to more than 80 countries and to the place she now calls her second home - Tanzania. Sawyer is this week’s Changemaker.

Volunteering Australia Announces New President

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th June 2014 -  Volunteering Australia has announced a new Board President amid ongoing uncertainty about the peak body’s future funding from the Federal Government.

National Homelessness Agreement Close

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th June 2014 -  The Federal Government has told a Senate Committee that the States and Territories are poised to sign a new National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness for 2014-15, but has given no funding assurances beyond the next 12 months.

NFPs Suffer from Reform Fatigue – Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th June 2014 -  Australian Not for Profits are tired of the reform roller coaster and despite uncertainty around the charity regulator, the best NFP leaders are taking care of business themselves, according to a new report.

Charity Regulator To Track AIS Dodgers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th June 2014 -  The charity regulator, the ACNC, is working with the Australian Tax Office and other regulators to identify charities that have not filed an Annual Information Statement and may no longer be active.

Wake Up Call on Literacy and Numeracy

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Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th June 2014 -  Fourteen per cent of Australians won’t understand what’s written here and 22 per cent will struggle with the numbers that are quoted, warns Fiona Guthrie, Executive Director of Financial Counselling Australia.

Welfare Merger a ‘No-Brainer’

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th June 2014 -  Two major welfare organisations with their roots in the Anglican Church will officially merge in Victoria from July 1 in an operational decision described as a “no brainer”.

Ethnic Communities Governance Initiative

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th June 2014 -  Victorian multicultural organisations will be given strategic and practical support to improve their governance through a new project initiative launched by the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV).
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