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High Number of Submissions to Centrelink Debt-Recovery Senate Inquiry ‘Confidential’

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 6th April 2017 - More than 100 submissions have been made to a Senate inquiry into the federal government’s controversial Centrelink debt-recovery program – with less than half being available for public viewing.

NSW Funding to “Fill Void” for Community Legal Centres

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 5th April 2017 - A move by the NSW government to inject more than $6 million over two years in additional funding for community legal centres (CLCs) has been described as “stepping in to fill the void” created by a pending reduction in funding by the federal gove

Opinion

Sticking to Our Knitting

David Crosbie, Thursday, 30th March 2017 - Minister Dutton and the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Register of Environmental Organisations have done civil society a service by encouraging us to think about our purpose and our knitting – and the need to gather up more balls of wool and knit

Legal Assistance Sector Facing Federal Budget ‘Disaster’

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 23rd March 2017 - Even with the average Australian lawyer contributing a full week of work every year for free, it’s not enough to fix Australia’s legal assistance funding crisis, which is set to dramatically deepen after the federal budget, the legal peak body ha

Disability Groups Unite Against Mobility Allowance Cuts

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 21st March 2017 - Disability groups across the country have united in protest against proposed cuts that could leave people with disability without access to transport.

Arts Sector Cautiously Optimistic About New Funding Arrangement

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 20th March 2017 - The arts sector has welcomed the government’s return of $61 million from the heavily criticised Catalyst fund back to the Australia Council.

Report Shows Way Forward for Closing the Gap

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 16th March 2017 - Australian governments at all levels are failing Australia’s First Peoples, but there is “a way forward”, according to a new report released to mark National Close the Gap Day.

Social Justice Issues Remain High as Labor Sweeps into Power in WA

Lina Caneva, Sunday, 12th March 2017 - Social justice issues remain a major concern in Western Australia despite the Labor party’s landslide election victory at the weekend, according to the social services sector in that state.

Government Moves Forward on Affordable Housing

Wendy Williams, Friday, 10th March 2017 - A new affordable housing plan to assist renters and those on lower incomes in accessing community housing has been given the green light by the federal government.

Centrelink Auto-Debt Recovery Warnings Ignored

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 8th March 2017 - A senate inquiry into Centrelink’s controversial auto-debt recovery from welfare recipients has been told the system created a serious climate of fear and distress and the federal government ignored warnings about its impact.

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