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Who’s On the Outer? Uncovering Poverty’s Many Faces

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 23rd July 2015 -  New insights into ‘disadvantage’ underpin the need to focus policies and services on the places and groups where social exclusion is concentrated, writes Francisco Azipitarte and Shelley Mallett from Brotherhood of St Laurence in this article fir

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Philanthropy & Cooperatives Need to Get to Know Each Other Better

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 21st July 2015 -  Cooperatives can provide an innovative way to address inequality and disadvantage by using ownership as a tool to empower people and build community wealth, writes Krystian Seibert, Policy & Research Manager with Philanthropy Australia.

NDIS Challenged by Market Size

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th July 2015 -  Even with bipartisan support for the National Disability Insurance Scheme governmental and other challenges remain around market size, writes social change strategist Suhit Anantula.

Social Impact Bonds and the Role of Government

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 15th July 2015 -  The conversation around Social Impact Bonds is gathering pace at the national level, writes Social Ventures Australia CEO, Rob Koczkar.

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The Cost of Rising Disability Housing Rental

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 14th July 2015 -  Why are disability housing rentals increasing at the same time as increases are being delivered to top level management service providers, asks author and disability researcher Dr Peter Gibilisco.

Matched Giving & Collective Impact: A Smarter Way to Give

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 1st July 2015 -  There’s a new philanthropic phenomena at play in Australia, and a timely one at that with June being Workplace Giving Month, writes Julia Keady, committee member of giving circle Impact100 Melbourne.

Australia’s ‘Climate Roundtable’ Could Unite Old Foes

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 30th June 2015 -  Climate policy is in the media again, but this time it might be different as disparate groups join together at the Australian Climate Roundtable to discuss policy principles, writes Michael Howes, Associate Professor at Griffith University in this ar

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Taskforce Needed to Address Young People in Aged Care

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 25th June 2015 -  A Senate Inquiry report into the adequacy of residential care for young people with disability has highlighted the wasted potential of young people who are forced to live in nursing homes, writes Summer Foundation CEO Dr Di Winkler.

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Why Gag Doctors in Detention Centres? What Are We Hiding?

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 25th June 2015 -  The Border Force Act due to come into operation on July 1 includes secrecy provisions which have potentially very far-reaching consequences, writes barrister and human rights activist Julian Burnside.

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