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Housing Affordability Should be Centre of Election Agenda

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th August 2010 - Peak welfare council, ACOSS is calling for political leaders to commit to measures to improve the critical shortage of affordable housing in Australia and to alleviate acute financial…

Parties Wrong on Welfare Quarantining – Welfare Rights Centre

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 28th July 2010 - The ALP and the Coalition need to re-think their support for income management and develop workable policies to lift Australians out of welfare and into employment, according to…

“Pasta Fix” Brings Corporate, Community & Government Together

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th July 2010 -
The Hon. Alan Griffin MP, Minister for Veteran’s Affairs (left) receives a tour of the Rinoldi Pasta Factory courtesy of Production Manager, Tony Farag. The first instalment…

Blanket Welfare Reforms a Gamble – ACOSS

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 22nd June 2010 - ACOSS has described the blanket Rudd Government welfare reforms passed in the Senate as a 'gamble' with disadvantaged communities. The Australian Council of Social…

Australia’s Welfare 2009 – How Do We Measure Up?

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 24th November 2009 - A rapidly changing society, with changed patterns of marriage and family formation, an ageing population, greater workforce participation by women, differing economic…

Call to Review Pensioner Transport Scheme

Staff Reporter, Monday, 22nd June 2009 - NSW disability providers are calling on the Federal Government to review the current disability transport scheme and consider the minor improvements needed to ensure that public…

Australia’s Welfare Report

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th December 2007 - The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released ‘Australia’s Welfare 2007’ regarded as the most comprehensive and authoritative source of national…

BSL Offers Blueprint for ‘Return to Work’

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th August 2006 - The Brotherhood of St Laurence has flagged an ambitious welfare overhaul that would see single mothers and the disabled offered a substantial ‘return-to-work’ bonus. BSL’s executive…

VIC Homeless Charter – NFP Duty of Care

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st July 2006 - In Victoria, the rights of an estimated 30,000 homeless people in Victoria will be protected by a new charter that will eventually form part of accreditation standards for government…

Victorian Relief + Foodbank Merger

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th March 2006 - Victorian Relief and Foodbank Victoria have merged to create a new emergency relief resource centre for Victoria. This month Victorian Relief and Foodbank Victoria merged their…

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