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Marriage Equality Means Less Stigma and Discrimination

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th December 2011 -  The gay marriage debate has raised a lot of discussion in the sector. Following on from Fr Frank Brennan's opinion piece earlier, Jason Russo from Healthy Communities, promoting the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Quee

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It’s Time to Recognise Indigenous Australians in our Constitution

Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th December 2011 -  Australia took the first step of saying sorry, but now it needs to go further and amend the constitution, says Melissa Castan.

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Why the Community Sector is Different from the Rest

Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th December 2011 -  What distinguishes the community sector from business, asks Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, Peter Shergold. This article is taken from the CSI Blog.

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Gay Marriage Debate Has a Long Way to Go

Staff Reporter, Friday, 9th December 2011 -  Fr Frank Brennan asks how should a conscientious Catholic member of parliament vote on the issue of gay marriage?

Can Nations Measure Well-Being?

Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th December 2011 -  Frustrated with the shortfalls of GDP as an indicator of wellbeing, how do we find alternative means to measure progress in the quality of people’s lives, asks Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, Peter Shergold. T

A New Take on Philanthropic Partnerships

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st December 2011 -  Why the change to long term philanthropic partnerships as opposed to one-off donations? Simon Lewis, the Head of Strategic Partnerships, Communications & Community at The Trust Company explains.

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What Equal Pay in the Community Sector Means to Me

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th November 2011 -  Angela Pollard, a longtime community sector worker and manager of the Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre, shares her thoughts on the importance of equal pay for community sector workers.

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‘Why Australia Should Abandon the Refugee Convention’

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd November 2011 -  With the collapse of off-shore processing and the likely increase in boat arrivals into a politically charged environment, a cross-road may have been reached regarding asylum policy in Australia, according to Bob Birrell and Arienne Millbank.

When Bad Consultation Leads to Bad Policy

Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st November 2011 -  CSI Blog | Governments around Australia need toreally listen to their constituents, and ensure that ‘ ‘consultation’ doesn’t become a decorative process to legitimise a predetermined set of action, says CEO of the Community Council for Austra

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Why Reinvention is Important for the Social Sector

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th November 2011 -  There is a new buzzword in town – reinvention. Capitalism is being reinvented, so is management, and it has the Westpac Group's Kerry Graham wondering - should we reinvent the social sector?
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