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Mental Illness Study Reveals Workplace ‘Fear Factor’

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th October 2014 -  One in five Australians are potentially being overlooked for job opportunities due to the ‘fear factor’ in hiring people who have a mental illness, according to new Not for Profit research.

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Forget Moral Decline: Aussies Might Be Getting Kinder

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 7th October 2014 -  There is new evidence that Australians are exhibiting a strong attachment and commitment to kindness as a moral value, according to University of Tasmania Researchers Nicholas Hookway and Daphne Habibis in an article first published in The Conversati

Homophobia Leading to Mental Health and Alcohol Abuse Issues

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th October 2014 -  Homophobia and inadequate social support are contributing to high rates of mental health problems and alcohol use among lesbian and bisexual women, a University of Melbourne study has found.

Aussie Income Security for Elderly Worse than Albania

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 2nd October 2014 -  Older people are better off living in Albania than Australia when it comes to their incomes, a new global report has revealed.

Housing Outcomes Poor Even with NFP Support:Report

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 2nd October 2014 -  Australians who are among the most socially and economically disadvantaged have poorer housing outcomes, even with support from homelessness agencies, a Government report has found.

NFPs Tied Up in Costly Funding Agreements: Report

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 1st October 2014 -  The national charity regulator, the ACNC, has come out fighting for its future releasing a new report that shows Commonwealth funding agreement obligations are imposing a greater burden on charities than legislative obligations.

QLD Pokie Plan a New Threat to Vulnerable – Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 30th September 2014 -  A Not for Profit review of the Queensland Government’s poker machine ‘red tape reduction’ initiative has found that the plan increases gambling revenue and is a threat to vulnerable pokie victims and any future reform.

Youth Payments Violate Human Rights: Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 30th September 2014 -  The Abbott Government’s proposed changes to youth payments violate Australia’s human rights obligations, a bipartisan Parliamentary report has found.

More Australians Want to Die at Home: Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 30th September 2014 -  Only 14 per cent of Australians die at home, despite 70 per cent of them wanting to, and dying is more institutionalised in Australia than in most other countries, according to a new report by the Grattan Institute.

Cancer Report reflects Importance of NFPs

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  Peak NFP Cancer Council Australia has welcomed an audit report of Australian cancer research funding showing the nation’s overall investment has doubled over the past eight years - findings it says reflect the importance of the Not for Profit secto
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