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Welfare Groups Concerned Over Proposed Cuts to Family Payments

Staff Reporter, Friday, 4th May 2012 - Speculation that the Federal Government will cut welfare payments to families in order to return a surplus in next week’s budget would worsen poverty in Australia, according…

Prominent Australians Join Campaign To Increase Foreign Aid

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 2nd May 2012 - Over 150 prominent Australians including Hugh Jackman, Geoffrey Rush, Jimmy Barnes and the Wiggles have joined forces to ask Prime Minister Gillard to keep the bipartisan promise…

Aid Agencies Ramp Up Efforts for West Africa Famine

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th April 2012 -
Photo credit: Save the Children As the famine in West Africa continues to intensify, Australian aid agencies say they are doing all they can to prevent the looming food crisis. Save…

Aged Care System ‘Failing’ Dementia Sufferers

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th April 2012 -
Flickr image: Some rights reserved by Wanderlinse Australia’s aged care system is failing people with dementia, according to a new report by Alzheimer’s…

NFP Tax Reform Extension

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd April 2012 -
Flickr image: Some rights reserved by Michael Dawes The Federal Government has given the Not for Profit sector another year to prepare for the new tax reforms…

International Aid Needs Team Approach – ACFID

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th January 2012 - Flickr image:
Some rights reserved by DFID – UK Department for International Development The Australian Council for International…

Helping NSW Community Organisations Understand the Budget

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 24th August 2011 - In the lead up to the release of the NSW state budget, NCOSS, the NSW Council of Social Services, has held the first of a series of budget briefing sessions. The first briefing, held together…

SA Budget Rated 3.5 out of 5: SACOSS

Staff Reporter, Friday, 10th June 2011 - The South Australian State Budget is an improvement on the ‘carnage’ of last year’s budget, however more needs to be done to support the disadvantaged, according…

WA Budget Delivers Record Funding for NFPs

Staff Reporter, Monday, 23rd May 2011 - The WA Not for Profit sector has applauded the Barnett Government for providing record levels of funding for the NFP sector in the 2011-12 Western Australian State Budget. The cornerstone…

Budget Breakdown : Gov Details Budget Measures That Affect NFPs

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…

Reform at Last: Budget Establishes One-Stop NFP Regulator

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…

Welfare Reform in a Tight Budget

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…

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