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International Volunteers ‘Return’ for Inaugural Conference

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th November 2016 -  Generations of Australian aid volunteers are set to converge on Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium in December for the inaugural Returned Australian Volunteer Network conference, hosted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
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Calls for Housing as Rental Affordability Crisis Pushes People into Homelessness

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 24th November 2016 -  The Victorian peak body for homelessness has called for the creation of 10,000 homes specifically catering for single people on low incomes, as the latest Rental Affordability Index (RAI) has revealed Australia’s rental affordability crisis is push
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Podcast: Green Nation – The Fight Against Climate Change

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 22nd November 2016 -  Climate change has been described as the most difficult problem human society has ever faced. But in the face of influential vested interests and governments that seem slow to respond, the social sector plays a vital role.

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Rosie Batty

A Busy Year in the Fight Against Family Violence

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 22nd November 2016 -  In 2014 Rosie Batty became a household name, rising above personal tragedy to put family violence on the national agenda.

Opinion

Why We Need a More Inclusive Australia

Alpha Cheng, Tuesday, 22nd November 2016 -  A year after his father’s fatal shooting by a teenager radicalised by ISIS ideology, teacher Alpha Cheng makes a powerful – and personal – case for why we need a more inclusive Australia, in this article, written for the Brotherhood of St Laure
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Voting Opens For Sector’s Most Influential

Wendy Williams, Monday, 21st November 2016 -  Hundreds of people from across the social sector have voiced their opinion about who were the most influential figures of 2016.

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Recovery Is Possible

Wendy Williams, Monday, 21st November 2016 -  Dr Cathy Kezelman AM is the president of Blue Knot Foundation, the leading national organisation supporting the estimated five million Australian adults who are survivors of childhood trauma. She is this week’s Changemaker.
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Community Sector Scoops Awards

Wendy Williams, Friday, 18th November 2016 -  The community sector’s top organisations and professionals have been recognised for “improving the lives of others”.
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Australia Labelled A ‘Laggard’ On Cutting Climate Pollution

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 17th November 2016 -  Australia has come under fire for its “unambitious climate policies” and been ranked among the worst developed countries for climate change action.
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New Stats on Indigenous Disadvantage ‘Alarming’

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 17th November 2016 -  The wellbeing of Australia’s Indigenous population continues to stagnate or even worsen in some areas despite some positive signs of improvement, according to a new Productivity Commission report.

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