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Wanted: Stronger Emphasis on the Positive Impact of Advocacy

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th March 2015 -  In an environment where the legitimacy or relevance of advocacy by charities is sometimes questioned, we need to illustrate its real and tangible impact more proactively writes Krystian Seibert, Policy & Research Manager with Philanthropy Austral

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Scott Morrison: From Confrontation to a Search for Consensus

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 12th March 2015 -  Given his immediate history, it was tempting to think Federal Minister Scott Morrison would bring a highly punitive approach to social services, a portfolio with huge outlays. But it seems he’s as much about spending as saving writes Michelle Gratt

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Why Co-operative and Mutual Businesses Are Key to Welfare Reform

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th March 2015 -  With confirmation of a Senate Inquiry into Co-operatives and Mutuals and the endorsement of member-owned businesses in the McClure Report on welfare, it is time to think seriously about how to facilitate the growth of this increasingly important self

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League Tables – Keeping the Discussion Alive

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 10th March 2015 -  The recent launch of the ChangePath charity rating website gives Australian charities, Not for Profits and the broader community an opportunity to reprise its conversation regarding the idea of league tables to be used in the assessment of charitable

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McClure Report – An Easy Way Out on Disability

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 3rd March 2015 -  The McClure Report into welfare reform, at first glance, sounds wonderful but the detail does nothing to stop the demonization of marginalised people, writes systemic advocate for inclusive practices,Tricia Malowney who is calling on the Abbott Gover

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Focusing on Young People in Aged Care

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 24th February 2015 -  With the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, there must be an established framework that focuses on housing options for young people living in aged care that are currently falling through the cracks, writes Greens Senator Senator Ra

Keeping the Charities Commission Opens Door to Real Reform

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th February 2015 -  After more than a year of campaigning by the Federal Government to ditch it, support for the charity regulator, the ACNC has barely wavered and now it’s time that Minister Morrison officially dropped its policy, writes Andrew Leigh, the Shadow Assi

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New Three Word Slogans, Politics and NFPs

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 10th February 2015 -  In the light of the latest political "refocusing" by Prime Minister Abbott, the Government will need to hit the reset button on its relationship with the charities and Not for Profit sector, writes David Crosbie, CEO of Community Council for Australi

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Shaping 2015: Social Services Need More Than Short-Term Fixes

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 10th February 2015 -  Getting the right balance between short and medium-term ‘fixes’ may well be the most significant challenge for Social Services Minister Scott Morrison, writes Professor Peter Whiteford from the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU in this art

Security Needed After Queensland Election

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 5th February 2015 -  The community sector, like the business sector, needs a swift resolution to the Queensland election to provide certainty to support the most vulnerable in the community and to secure funding for those who provide that support, writes Belinda Drew fro

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