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Australian Property Sector Failing on Sustainability: Report

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th February 2014 - Australia’s multi-billion dollar commercial real estate and property sector is failing to meet even modest sustainability benchmarks, according to a new report.

Impact Investment the Word on the STREAT

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th February 2014 - The site of a former brothel loaned to Melbourne social enterprise STREAT at five dollars per year for the next 50 years has enabled the youth homelessness organisation to build on its first round of impact investment, writes journalist Nadia Boyce.

Anti-Tobacco Push Resurfaces

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th February 2014 - Australian anti-tobacco campaigners are leveraging last week’s announcement by a US retail chain that it would stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its 7,600 stores, encouraging Australian retailers to do the same.

Competitive Stakes Rise for Aussie Social Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th February 2014 - Applications are open for the 2014 Social Enterprise Awards, expanded by new categories recognising those investing and buying in the social enterprise sector.

ABS Says Culture is Big Business

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Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th February 2014 - The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its first experimental measures of the economic contribution of cultural and creative activity in Australia, saying the results are big.

Dolly Parton Brings Books Down Under

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th February 2014 - United Way Australia has joined forces with US singing icon Dolly Parton to help inspire Aussie pre-school children and their parents to read.

FIA Fundraising Conference: Book Now!

Feds Plan Changes to Human Rights Commission

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th February 2014 - The Federal Government is planning to legislate reforms for the Human Rights Commission amid concerns it focuses too heavily on anti-discrimination issues.

Indigenous Leader Applauds Tough Stand on Corruption

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th February 2014 - The successful prosecution of a former CEO of an Aboriginal medical service for embezzling funds has been applauded by the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre (AILC).

ACOSS Delivers Federal Budget Proposal

Staff Reporter, Monday, 10th February 2014 - Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has urged the Federal Government to deliver on its promise to put the nation's Budget on a fair and sustainable long-term footing in its Budget submission, which proposes almost $5 billion in savings next financial year.

Changing Workplace Bullying Laws Will Not Open Floodgates

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Monday, 10th February 2014 - Carlo Caponecchia, Senior Lecturer at the School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, explores the important issues that have been overlooked in the introduction of new workplace bullying laws in this article first published on The Conversation.

Investment Expert Heads West to SVA

Staff Reporter, Monday, 10th February 2014 - A former Investment Director, Jenna Palumbo has been appointed the Director for Western Australia at Social Ventures Australia (SVA).

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