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Fat Chance of a Fat Pay Rise – Report

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 5th October 2015 -  More than 55 per cent of Australian workers expect a pay rise in the next year year, but less than half of them have actually received one in the last 12 months, according to a new report.

Changemaker

Being the Change She Wants to See

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 5th October 2015 -  After experiencing discrimination at the hands of her employer because of her disability, Jessica May decided to do something to create cultural change. May is this week’s Changemaker. She spoke to Xavier Smerdon.

Outcomes Measurement Hits Barriers in WA

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 1st October 2015 -  Measuring the difference that Not for Profits make to the lives of disadvantaged people in Western Australia is at a tipping point in the state despite a number of barriers, according to a new study.

Research to Chart Digital Inclusion

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 29th September 2015 -  A research project that aims to capture the extent of digital inclusion in Australia has launched in Melbourne.

Public Rejects Environmental Tax Inquiry

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 29th September 2015 -  A Federal Government inquiry into the register of environmental organisations that could see those that participate in advocacy lose their tax-deductibility status does not have the support of the general public, according to new polling.

Aussie Youth Recognised in NFP Unleashed Awards

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 29th September 2015 -  A group of young people have been recognised at the Foundation for Young Australian’s 2015 Unleashed Awards, including two sisters who co-founded Australia’s biggest youth-driven movement against bullying, Project Rockit.

Opinion

Attitudes to Financing Social Sector Stuck in the Past

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 29th September 2015 -  Many people’s attitudes to financing the social impact sector are entrenched in the well meaning but somewhat patronising amateurism of the 19th and 20th Centuries, writes social impact specialist Richard Meredith.

Female NFP Leaders Named Women of Influence

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 29th September 2015 -  Female leaders in the Not for Profit sector have been named as winners in the fourth annual 100 Women of Influence Awards, which highlights the contribution Australian women make in the workplace and public life.

Long-Term Unemployment Growing

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 28th September 2015 -  Seventy per cent of people on unemployment benefits have been without a job for more than a year, according to Australia’s peak welfare body.

Community Healthcare Advocate Named in 100 Women of Influence

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 28th September 2015 -  The CEO of Regal Home Health and Adjunct Associate Professor at The University of Sydney Nursing School, Anna Shepherd, was a winner in the Business Enterprise category in the 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2015.
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