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Govt’s Smart Aid Will Do Little : Mining Watchdog

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th November 2011 - The Gillard Government’s ‘Mining for Development Initiative’ has come under attack from a Philippines’ mining watchdog, which says the plan to provide training and scholarships will do little to address serious environmental and human rights

Tax Office Ruling on ‘Charity’ Creates Uncertain State of Limbo

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd November 2011 - The Australian Tax Office has delivered a new ruling on its view of charities following recent court decisions, forcing it to deliver an interim definition of ‘charity’. For some in the Not for Profit sector the ruling creates an uncertain state

Govt Warned on ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Welfare Quarantining

Staff Reporter, Friday, 28th October 2011 - The Federal Government’s controversial welfare quarantining in the Northern Territory may face opposition from the nation’s peak indigenous body.

Homeless Children Left in the Cold by Patchwork Reform

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th October 2011 - One of the country’s largest providers of accommodation and support services for homeless people says Australia’s homeless children are being let down by a patchwork approach to their welfare and a lack of consistent support.

Smart Aid? Gillard Funds ‘Mining for Development’

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th October 2011 - The Gillard Government has launched a $127 million ‘Mining for Development Initiative’ which aims to help ‘resource-rich, poor countries’ better use their natural resources.

London 2012 Needs More ‘Off-Track’ Olympic Spirit

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 27th October 2011 - In the UK, a new study has found that charities, schools and sports organisations are expected to run a poor second to big business at the London 2012 Olympics - with public opinion pushing for a greater ‘off-track’ Olympic Spirit.

Coalition Government Would “Rescind” Pokies Reforms

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th October 2011 - A Coalition Government would try to overturn the mandatory pre-commitment scheme designed to combat problem gambling – Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said last night. The planned pre-commitment laws would force poker machine gamblers to set…

NFP Funding Targets Violence Against Women with Disabilities

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th October 2011 - The Gillard Government has announced $400,000 in funding for two community organisations to support women with disabilities who are victims of domestic violence.

Government Launches ACNC Taskforce Website

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th October 2011 - The website for the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission Implementation Taskforce - one of the major Gillard Government’s major reforms of the Not for Profit (NFP) sector – is now live.

Is There a Better Approach to Remote Aboriginal Communities?

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th October 2011 - With social and economic indicators showing that Government spending is doing little to assist Aboriginal Australians, Mission Australia CEO and CSI Blog Contributor Toby Hall asks if a new approach is needed.

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