Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 6th July 2022 - A new report finds the digital contracting model, which has grown over the past five years, is “unsuitable” to the disability sector.People with disability could be put at risk thanks…
Luke Michael, Thursday, 11th November 2021 - A new report says the economic impact of the NDIS is significant, even compared to other types of government spendingUnderfunding the National Disability Insurance Scheme could…
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 23rd June 2020 - Experts say mutual obligation requirements for welfare recipients must be overhauled Growing unemployment in wake of the global pandemic could force more than 200,000 Australians…
Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 5th March 2020 - Australia has fallen from a rank of 15th to 44th on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index in the last 14 yearsWith gender equality in Australia on a dramatic decline, a progressive…
David Crosbie, Thursday, 21st November 2019 - With a new report presenting an indictment of government policymaking in Australia, Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie says it is time we stopped rewarding failure…
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 9th January 2019 - The community sector has welcomed Labor’s proposed changes to unemployment services, saying an update to a broken system is long overdue, but the Coalition government has argued…
Luke Michael, Monday, 26th March 2018 - Tax concessions for Australia’s wealthiest 20 per cent are costing more than $68 billion a year, while the bottom 20 per cent of Australians receive just $6.1 billion in concessions,…
Lina Caneva, Friday, 21st July 2017 - Public commentary and advocacy regarding older workers has often exaggerated their problems and made use of age-based stereotypes in efforts to overcome them, according to a new…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 15th September 2016 -
A new report finds the current level of the Age Pension in Australia falls short of allowing an acceptable standard of living, with many pensioners suffering “substantial deprivation”.…
Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 10th May 2016 - A public policy think tank has teamed up with women over 50 to codesign a support program that will help older women achieve greater financial security through micro-enterprises.…