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No Compulsory Pro Bono Legal Work – PC report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 - A draft Productivity Commission report on Access to Justice Arrangements has indicated that that it does not consider ‘compulsion’ as an appropriate means of bolstering…

Charity Regulator to Host International Regulators

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 - As the fate of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission remains in limbo, the regulator is about to host a meeting of international charity regulators to look at best…

Opinion

Will More Business-Like Social Enterprises Improve Care?

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th March 2014 - The big opportunity on the horizon for social enterprise development in Australia may be the National Disability Insurance Scheme, writes Chris Mason, from the Swinburne Centre…

IT Trends for Not for Profit Organisations

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th March 2014 - In 2014, Information Technology (IT) will play a significant role in assisting Not for Profit organisations to become more productive and accommodate new government regulations.…

Analysis

Privatising The Royal Mail – Lessons for Australia Post?

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th March 2014 - If the Commonwealth Government is intent on selling off Australia Post, then one of the lessons from the UK experience is to make sure that the Australian taxpayer is not short changed,…

Call Out for LiFE Award Nominations

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th March 2014 - Nominations are open for Suicide Prevention Australia’s LiFE Awards, which recognises excellence in suicide prevention. The awards, in its 11th year, are calling on nominations…

Repeal Day To Hit NFP Sector Reform

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 - Dozens of regulations affecting the Not for Profit sector are expected to be dumped in one omnibus bill in Federal Parliament, along with new legislation to abolish the charity regulator,…

Welfare Increases Still Too Low – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 - Australia’s peak body for community services and the welfare sector has expressed concerns over the small rise to income support payments, such as Newstart and Parenting…

ATO Planning ACNC Takeover

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th February 2014 - The Australian Tax Office has started planning to take over the regulatory roles of national charity regulator the ACNC, a Senate Estimates hearing has been told. The Commissioner…

Opinion

From Politics to Not for Profit

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th February 2014 - From her earliest school days Anna Bligh had a burning desire to make a difference. Now, after a distinguished political career, the former Queensland Premier writes for Pro Bono …

Jobless generation on cards for Australia

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th February 2014 - Leading community organisation Mission Australia claims Australia could be on the brink of a jobless generation unless the Federal Government makes youth unemployment a priority…

Feds Initiate NDIS Workforce Strategy

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th February 2014 - The Coalition Government is to begin a workforce development strategy for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The Government says it has kick-started the process…

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