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MEDIA, JOBS & RESOURCES for the COMMON GOOD
Organisation: Pro Bono Australia
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What is Your Social Media Response Time?

Hot Topic

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 26th November 2013 -  Success using social media can depend on how quickly an organisation responds to the people who are trying to interact with it. In today’s Hot Topic, PhD researcher Karen Sutherland offers some reasons to push for social media timeliness and freedom at a Not for Profit organisation.

Youth Service Appoints New Boss

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 26th November 2013 -  Young Australian of the Year 2006 and former Reach Manager, Trisha Silvers, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Melbourne’s St Kilda Youth Service.

Coalition Cuts Red Tape for Paid Parental Leave

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 26th November 2013 -  New laws introduced by the Coalition Government is set to cut red tape for business under Paid Parental Leave Scheme.

Petition Platform Hits 1.5 Million Aussie Users

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 26th November 2013 -  Described as the world’s largest petition platform, Change.org has reached more than 50 million users globally - and has just cracked the 1.5 million mark in Australia.

Music’s Just What the Doctor Ordered

Changemaker

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th November 2013 -  Mother of five children, Dr Catherine Crock divides her time between family, being a physician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, and her volunteer roles at HUSH Music Foundation and the Australian Institute for Patient and Family Centred Care (AIFPCC). Dr Crock is this week’s Changemaker.

Labour Data Reveals Big Drop in Job Outcomes

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th November 2013 -  The national peak body for Not for Profit employment services has warned the Federal Government that “big changes” need to be made to reverse a 15 per cent drop in employment outcomes.

Call to Give Young Aussie Workers a Chance

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th November 2013 -  Australia’s peak youth affairs body, Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, has called on employers to open up the job market to young people after new research revealed many Australians were overworked and many young people were “underemployed” or unemployed.

Aussie Mums Prefer to Stay at Home – Report

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th November 2013 -  More than one third of Australian mothers with children under 15 years old are not working because they are caring for children, have health problems or face other barriers to employment, according to a research report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Health Services Set for Merger

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th November 2013 -  Three Victorian health services have announced they will be merging to serve about one-third of Melbourne’s geographical area.

Lifting Retirement Age Slammed

Staff Reporter, Friday, 22nd November 2013 -  A report by the Productivity Commission which suggests lifting the retirement age, and raising taxes and other measures to pay for Australia's ageing population has been criticised by Not for Profit advocacy groups.

ACNC Uses Video to Explain Its Functions

Staff Reporter, Friday, 22nd November 2013 -  The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has released four animated videos designed to make it easier for charities to understand their obligations.

Coalition Will Revert Back to ‘Old’ Charities Regulation – Opposition

Staff Reporter, Friday, 22nd November 2013 -  The Federal Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh has condemned the Coalition Government’s plans to abolish the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC).
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