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Entrepreneurs, Co-ops and the Excluded: Ownership is Key

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th September 2014 - What does it take to address root causes and grow opportunities for the deeply excluded? Ownership is a key, writes Richard Warner, Coordinator of Nundah Community Enterprises Cooperative Ltd.

Pick Me! The Best Kinds of Assistance for NFPs

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 10th September 2014 - The value of skilled and in-kind contributions from businesses rather than cold hard cash should not be underestimated says young entrepreneur and marketing expert Scott Robinson.

Reflections on Collective Impact

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 10th September 2014 - Those of us who have worked (and struggled) to achieve long term whole-of-community change owe it to ourselves and the communities we work in to take the potential of Collective Impact seriously, writes David Lilley, Collective Impact Consultant, wit

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Please Minister, Focus on Families, All Kinds of Families

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th August 2014 - Australians should be profoundly disappointed that the Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews is lending his strong endorsement to the World Congress of Families Conference in Melbourne this week which has such an outdated view of what Australian

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The Critical Importance of Co-Ops and Mutuals

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 27th August 2014 - While recent analyses of the evolving relationship between Government, the Not for Profit sector and communities is compelling but there is a vitally important element missing – the roles for and contribution of co-operatives and mutuals writes Les

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Why Abbott’s Two Million Jobs Promise Isn’t As Good As It Sounds

Lina Caneva, Monday, 25th August 2014 - Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s election promise of creating two million jobs over a decade is actually promising to do slightly worse than what has happened in the past, writes Fabrizio Carmignani, Professor at Griffith Business School at Griffith Un

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What Real Reform of Social Security Payments Would Look Like

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 - In an age when every Government decision is marketed as ‘reform' it's hard to distinguish genuine reform from short-term budget fixes, says Australian Council of Social Service CEO, Dr Cassandra Goldie.

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Re-Engineering to be Market Ready for NDIS

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th August 2014 - The roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme will force disability providers to open their doors to a new way of doing things and offers a chance to completely reinvent themselves, writes the CEO of Achieve Australia, Anne Bryce.

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Caution Required on Sustainability Practices

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th August 2014 - Caution is needed when surveying the uptake of sustainable practices in business, according to Paul Davies, Chief Operating Officer at sustainability firm Banarra.

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Forrest Report Ignores What Works and Why in Indigenous Policy

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th August 2014 - Andrew Forrest’s recently released Review of Indigenous Training and Employment Programmes offers a unified set of proposals, however, these options could make things worse, writes Eva Cox, Professorial Fellow Jumbunna IHL at University of Technolo

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Opinion

Entrepreneurs, Co-ops and the Excluded: Ownership is Key

Please Minister, Focus on Families, All Kinds of Families

Why Abbott’s Two Million Jobs Promise Isn’t As Good As It Sounds

Re-Engineering to be Market Ready for NDIS

Forrest Report Ignores What Works and Why in Indigenous Policy

We’re not your average jobs board