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Tax Office Reviews Legitimacy of Not for Profit Set-Ups

Lina Caneva, Friday, 29th April 2016 -  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is reviewing arrangements by taxpayers in northern NSW and southern Queensland who may be incorrectly claiming to be a Not for Profit organisation in order to avoid paying tax.

Under Pressure: Australia’s $510B ‘Social Purpose’ Spend

Lina Caneva, Friday, 29th April 2016 -  Australia spends more than half a trillion dollars annually on “social purpose” goods and services directed at health, welfare and education, including more than $78 billion within the Not for Profit sector, according to a new report.

ABS Releases Comprehensive Indigenous Social Survey

Eisha Gupta , Thursday, 28th April 2016 -  The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its most comprehensive survey so far so far that measures the socio-economic markers of the Indigenous population.

The Costs of Youth Homelessness in Australia

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th April 2016 -  A Not for Profit funded landmark Australian study has found that early intervention in preventing homelessness could save more than $600 million per year in youth justice and health costs alone.

NFP Schools Program Impacting Education Outcomes

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 27th April 2016 -  An assessment of a national Not for Profit program providing highly-disadvantaged children targeted education assistance throughout their schooling has found a significant impact on their educational outcomes.

PNG Court Rules Detention of Asylum Seekers Illegal

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th April 2016 -  Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has ruled Australia's detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal.

Budget

Tax Reform Now Off the Table Warns Housing NFP

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th April 2016 -  Australia faces not having any realistic tax reform for the next five years after the the federal government rejected calls for changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing at the weekend, according to housing advocacy organisation National Shel

Opinion

Identity in a Time of Social Sector Change

Dale Renner, Tuesday, 26th April 2016 -  Opinion: Change is upon the social sector – but we can’t just busy ourselves with NDIS readiness projects. The Not for Profit sector needs to wrestle with questions of identity to keep what’s important and be willing to change the rest, writes

Australia’s Climate Change Target Weakens

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 21st April 2016 -  Australia will export one billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from coal this year, according to Greenpeace Australia Pacific, and will erase its already “weak” Paris Agreement target and worsen its contribution to global climate change.

Budget

Housing Affordability for Young People Worsening

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 21st April 2016 -  Less than 0.1 per cent of rental properties are affordable for a single person on Newstart or Youth Allowance, Anglicare’s Rental Affordability Snapshot has revealed.

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