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Political Vision Needed to Assist Vulnerable – Salvos

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 30th September 2014 -  The Salvation Army has called on all political parties in Victoria to consider the needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable in the lead up to the November State election. In an election…

Kevin Andrews Stands By Comments

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 -  Federal Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews has refused to back down from controversial comments he made about the New Zealand welfare system. Amidst negotiations with crossbench…

Welfare Sector Calls for Youth Employment Strategy

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th September 2014 -  The Australian Council of Social Service has called on the Federal Government to bring together key experts to develop a comprehensive Youth Employment Strategy in an effort to boost…

Spotlight

Two Decades of Publishing Resourcefulness

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 10th September 2014 -  A bit of extra cash allowed a social enterprise, that has quietly churned out its operations for more than two decades, to revolutionise the human services sector without a cent of …

Liberal MP Attacks Welfare Peak Body

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th September 2014 -  Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Parliamentary Secretary has launched a blistering attack on the welfare sector peak body ACOSS, saying it is “blind to the evidence of…

More Hurdles for Indigenous Schooling: Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th August 2014 -  Threats of welfare loss alone don’t work to get Indigenous students to school, new research has revealed. University of Melbourne researchers have found that Indigenous…

Sydney Homeless On the Rise

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th August 2014 -  Homelessness figures in Sydney are on the rise with an increase in the number of street homeless, according to a new report by Homelessness NSW. Released today, the City of Sydney Street…

Feds to Release Asylum Seeker Children from Detention

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 -  The Federal Government says it will release hundreds of asylum-seeker children and their families from mainland detention centres on bridging visas – after months of urgent…

Opinion

What Real Reform of Social Security Payments Would Look Like

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 -  In an age when every Government decision is marketed as ‘reform' it's hard to distinguish genuine reform from short-term budget fixes, says Australian Council of…

Wealthy Aren’t Warming to Environment

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 5th August 2014 -  Wealthy Australians with private philanthropic foundations are giving more to charitable causes in health, education and welfare, but less to the environment, QUT research has…

More Asylum Seeker ‘Mothers’ on Suicide Watch

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th July 2014 -  The Australian Human Rights Commission says it holds grave concerns for the welfare of asylum seekers, particularly mothers and children on Christmas Island, after visiting detainees…

Govt System Crashes as Funding Applications Flood In

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 23rd July 2014 -  The Department of Social Services has had to extend its Not for Profit application deadline after a flood of  funding applications caused chaos to its online system late…

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