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Scrap Corporate Tax Cut, Fund Welfare Programs : Greens

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th March 2011 - The Australian Greens will move to scrap the Gillard Government's planned corporate tax cut for big businesses, arguing the money could be better spent on establishing a national dental care scheme and funding increases in welfare payments, the 2011

Inequality Growing in Australia: ACOSS

Lina Caneva, Monday, 28th March 2011 - The peak body for the community and social welfare sector, ACOSS, says it will use its 2011 National Conference in Melbourne this week to illustrate the worsening plight of disadvantaged groups and people struggling on low incomes in Australia

Foreign Aid Fraud Report Concerning

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th March 2011 - Claims that Australia’s billion dollar foreign aid program is plagued by record levels of fraud are concerning but should be seen in perspective, according to an independent peak body for Australia’s aid charities.

Victorian Government Backflips On Equal Pay Promise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 23rd March 2011 - In a blow for community sector workers in Victoria, the Baillieu Government has backed away from its election promise to fund a pay rise for the community sector workforce should it be ordered by Fair Work Australia.

Churches Launch National Gambling Taskforce

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 - Australia’s major churches have launched the Australian Churches Gambling Taskforce amid calls for urgent action on gambling reform.

QLD Emergency Warning Systems Disadvantage Those With Disabilities.

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th March 2011 - The Queensland flood disaster has demonstrated strengths and weaknesses of Australia’s emergency services and warnings systems, especially in terms of access for people with a disability, according to the Australian Communications Consumer Action N

Dissecting the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th March 2011 - ACOSS2011 | The upcoming ACOSS National Conference will examine the challenges and opportunities for national reform to disability support brought about by the proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Opinion

Social Impact Bonds – Not a Panacea But Worth Investing In

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th March 2011 - Opinion | Social Investment Bonds can increase the scale of resources available to NFPs and ensure that these resources are allocated efficiently, however they are not a panacea, according to Les Hems, the Director of Research at the Centre for Socia

NSW Govt Pledges $25 Million Social Impact Bond Pilot

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th March 2011 - A re-elected Labor Government in NSW would invest $25 million in a Social Impact Bond Pilot, NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has announced.

Community Sector Wages Group Announced as Pay Equity Decision Approaches

Staff Reporter, Friday, 4th March 2011 - The Gillard Government is to set up a national consultative group to assess the potential implications of pay increases for community sector workers across the country.

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