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Building back better for people with a disability

Dr Cathy Kezelman AM, Wednesday, 2nd December 2020 -  This International Day of People with Disability is our chance to learn from what we’ve been hearing in the royal commission and start thinking about how we can create a disability-inclusive Australia post COVID-19, writes Dr Cathy Kezelman AM, pre
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Australian government criticised for disability COVID-19 response

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 2nd December 2020 -  The disability royal commission says the government’s response came too late
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Australia’s rental affordability crisis remains despite COVID welfare boost

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 2nd December 2020 -  The latest Rental Affordability Index reveals the temporary welfare increase has brought little relief for low-income households     
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Pre-pandemic working conditions contribute to mass burnout and fatigue

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 1st December 2020 -  One in five NFP workers were not taking good care of themselves before the pandemic, new research shows  

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Learning how to effectively engage young care leavers

Deb Tsorbaris, Monday, 30th November 2020 -  Engaging with young people on issues and in ways that are most meaningful to them will only benefit our organisations, writes Deb Tsorbaris, who shares learnings from the Young Leaders Collective program.
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‘It’s a no brainer’: Momentum grows for Victoria to deliver a wellbeing budget

Luke Michael, Monday, 30th November 2020 -  Community groups say a wellbeing approach would be extremely beneficial for the social sector and help Victoria’s COVID recovery  
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JobSeeker boost hasn’t impacted the rates of people seeking work, economists say

Luke Michael, Friday, 27th November 2020 -  Community groups are strongly opposed to the government’s planned cuts to the JobSeeker payment              
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Victoria extends support for every young person in state care

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 25th November 2020 -  Advocates are now urging New South Wales and Queensland to commit to extending state care                   
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‘It’ll be a debt disaster’: Community groups condemn plan to axe safe lending laws

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 25th November 2020 -  Financial counsellors say the proposed responsible lending reforms will sow the seeds of the next financial crisis         
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The transformative power of education

Contributor, Tuesday, 24th November 2020 -  Education remains one of the most effective antidotes to inequality, yet not everyone has the same access to an affordable education. This is one of the reasons Bendigo and Adelaide Bank developed its scholarship program.

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