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Leadership lesson

Nevena Spirovska, Monday, 10th October 2022 -  Within the drama around the appointment and resignation of Andrew Thorburn to Essendon Football Club’s top job is an important lesson about leadership.
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How an Indigenous-led supply chain is good for business

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Thursday, 6th October 2022 -  Chocolate on Purpose is building a network of First Nations employees, suppliers and partnerships that is propelling the chocolate industry to do better. 
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Tourism sector boom could be good news for employees with disability

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 5th October 2022 -  A partnership between a prominent disability service provider and the tourism sector could get more people with disability into employment.

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Urgent rethink needed in funding and provision of community care

David Crosbie, Wednesday, 5th October 2022 -  Governments must move to invest in community provision of care, writes David Crosbie.
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Treaty Day Out a “deadly” success

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 5th October 2022 -  First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, which organised the event, is “on the cusp” of a landmark agreement with the state government.
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Gamechangers: mental health tech on show at games week

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 5th October 2022 -  Technology pioneers are finding a way to use games to start tricky conversations around mental health.
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Housing and homelessness agreement savaged in Productivity Commission report

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 3rd October 2022 -  The Productivity Commission delivers its verdict on Australia’s housing and homelessness agreement, with extensive recommendations for its future.

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Groundswell of support to add ADHD to NDIS

Angela Byron, Monday, 3rd October 2022 -  The ADHD community must work together to advocate for the condition to be added to the NDIS, says Angela Byron, non-executive director at ADHD Australia.

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Safeguard mechanism reform needed urgently: ACF

Kim Garratt, Monday, 3rd October 2022 -  If the safeguard mechanism isn’t reformed quickly, climate pollution blowouts will undermine hard-won emissions savings, writes Kim Garratt.
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Exclusive: Three key actions needed to get NDIS participants out of hospital

Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 30th September 2022 -  As people with disability languish in hospital despite being medically ready for discharge, a report being given to government will suggest three key actions to help provide more appropriate accommodation support.
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