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Xavier Smerdon

Journalist
Organisation: Pro Bono Australia
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Xavier Smerdon is a journalist specialising in the Not for Profit sector. He writes breaking and investigative news articles.

Articles:

Disability “Overhaul” Needed – Commissioner

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 26th November 2014 -  Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner has called for a complete overhaul of governance and complaint handling procedures in services operated for people with disability.

Hornsby Volunteer Takes Out Top Disability Award

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 26th November 2014 -  A former lift attendant and a rugby league enthusiast, struck down by polio at the age of fourteen has won the major award at the annual 2014 National Disability Awards Ceremony in Canberra overnight.

Govt Rejects Disability Abuse Inquiry

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 25th November 2014 -  The Abbott Government has rejected calls for a national inquiry into allegations of abuse of people with disability in institutions.

A Better Organisation Starts With The Chair

Opinion

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 25th November 2014 -  To reinvigorate and change an organisation it is the chair that can have the most profound influence, writes adviser and researcher Conrad Liveris.

Getting the Donor User Experience Right

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Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 25th November 2014 -  Putting in the effort to get the online User Experience right will strengthen the Not for Profit brand and help convert visitors into donors much faster than other channels, and at a lower, cost writes digital marketing and fundraising specialist Shanelle Newton Clapham.

Family Violence Fuelling Homelessness

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 25th November 2014 -  Family violence forced more than 18,000 women into homelessness last year alone, according to peak body, the Council to Homeless Persons.

Independent Inquiry Call Over Yooralla Abuse

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 25th November 2014 -  Calls for an independent inquiry into the Australian disability sector have been made amid ongoing allegations of abuse and the mismanagement of complaints by a major disability service provider.

Lambie Vote Defeats Disability Payment Scheme Bill

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 25th November 2014 -  The Senate has narrowly rejected a controversial payment assessment tool for people with disability, known as the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) Bill, by just one vote delivered by former Palmer United Party Senator Jacqui Lambie.

Aussie Colleagues Connecting Out of Hours

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 24th November 2014 -  A majority of Australian workers are connecting both online and offline with their colleagues outside of work, according to a recent survey.

Work/Life Balance Getting Worse

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 24th November 2014 -  Australian’s are “donating” $110 billion in free labour to their employers each year, according to a new report that claims the work/life balance is getting worse for more than 40 per cent of workers.

NFP Plan to Tackle Unemployment

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 24th November 2014 -  Victoria’s peak welfare Not for Profit has released four strategies it claims can help tackle the state’s unemployment problem head of this weekend’s election.

A Lesson in Change

Changemaker

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 24th November 2014 -  As the Founder and CEO of Teach for Australia, Melodie Potts Rosevear knows the power of an effective teacher. Potts Rosevear is this week’s Changemaker.
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