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Help on the way for Australia’s 15,000 modern slavery survivors

Luke Michael, Friday, 21st February 2020 -  A charity partnership is looking to rebuild the lives of modern slavery victims

Opinion

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Predictions for 2020: Community services

Doug Taylor, Tuesday, 18th February 2020 -  A report released in the latter part of last year could lead to a tipping point of sorts for the not-for-profit sector in 2020, as the implications of this start to play out and we ask questions more critical about the pros and cons of markets in hum

Opinion

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The key role of community organisations in disaster recovery

Cassandra Goldie, Friday, 14th February 2020 -  The community service sector is committed to helping those impacted for as long as it takes to rebuild and protect communities into the future. But as work continues on-the-ground, the need for a federal government response that complements the effor

Opinion

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Rocking the cradle

David Crosbie, Thursday, 6th February 2020 -  Business as usual is no longer going to be enough for governments, neither will it be for charities. If we hope to grow in strength and effectiveness we will need to support collective action for change, writes Community Council for Australia CEO Dav
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Community groups slam religious discrimination bill

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 5th February 2020 -  Critics argue the legislation gives religious groups unprecedented privileges to discriminate

Opinion

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The bastard subsidiarity of bushfire responses

Contributor, Thursday, 30th January 2020 -  The shift from solidarity to suspicion we have seen in light of the bushfire crisis reflects the ambivalence of governments and of many citizens to charitable and community organisations. This is best understood by reflecting on the relationship betw
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Australia’s billionaires thrive while ordinary people ‘struggle to scrape by’

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 21st January 2020 -  Oxfam says Australia has a broken economic system that concentrates wealth in the hands of the rich and powerful
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How are Aussie charities helping in the bushfire crisis?

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 7th January 2020 -  Australian charities are working tirelessly to help those in need as fires ravage the country
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Cost of living increases make it even tougher for low-income families

Luke Michael, Monday, 16th December 2019 -  A new report says living costs are outpacing income growth in WA, hurting families on the lowest incomes

Analysis

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The most important issue facing Australia? New survey sees huge spike in concern over climate change

Contributor, Wednesday, 27th November 2019 -  Nearly half of Australians aged 18 to 24 view climate change as the biggest problem facing Australia in new national survey, writes Professor Andrew Markus from Monash University.
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