Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th May 2011 - The Federal Budget contained big changes to the way charitable organisations can operate, and now all eyes are on Bill Shorten as the Not for Profit sector begins a new journey, writes…
Staff Reporter, Friday, 13th May 2011 -
The newly created Office for the Not for Profit sector has released a guide to help Not for Profit organisations understand how the Budget affects them.
As well as detailing the Government’s…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th May 2011 -
Volunteering Australia has called on the Federal Government to assure the voluntary sector that it will be supported to meet the increasing demands of potential volunteers outlined…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th May 2011 -
Alzheimer’s Australia says it’s disappointed that dementia has not featured as a priority for funding in the Federal Budget.
The national Not for Profit points to a…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th May 2011 -
The Federal Budget has ignored calls for modest increases in subsidies and left aged care in limbo, according to the peak body for Australia’s Not for Profit aged care service…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th May 2011 -
Australia’s first free legal service for the NFP sector, PilchConnect has welcomed the announcement of the independent regulator, but says the states and territory governments…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th May 2011 -
The Federal Budget includes significant reforms for the Not for Profit sector, including the establishment of a national, one-stop regulator, a tax crackdown on the commercial…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th May 2011 -
The 2011 Federal Budget has a strong focus on moving people off welfare and into the workforce, through measures such as providing wage subsidies for the long-term unemployed and…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 9th May 2011 -
The Federal Government is set to follow through on its promise of creating a one-stop independent regulator for the Not for Profit sector, with the 2011-12 Federal Budget to include…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th April 2011 -
Leading community service and consumer groups – including Australia's major charities, disability organisations, representatives of single parents, and people…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 18th April 2011 -
Australian welfare agencies have called on the Government to provide greater support for long-term unemployed people looking to enter the workforce, following the Prime…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th April 2011 -
The Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies (ACWA) says the “get tough on welfare recipients” mantra is well past its use-by date.
The ACWA says the latest…