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Reform Agenda Must Include Increase in Newstart – Corporate Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 6th December 2016 -  Global professional services firm KPMG has again called for a significant increase to the youth jobs allowance Newstart of $50 a week in its latest report called Reform Agenda for…

Social Services Minister Denies Job Shortage

Ellie Cooper, Friday, 18th November 2016 -  Minister for Social Services Christian Porter says he does not “statistically” accept the gap between the number of people seeking employment and the number of available jobs. Speaking…

Community Sector Scoops Awards

Wendy Williams, Friday, 18th November 2016 -  The community sector’s top organisations and professionals have been recognised for “improving the lives of others”. The top honours, at the 2016 HESTA Community Sector Awards,…

Community Sector Must Transform to Survive

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 17th November 2016 -  Community sector organisations need to transform to remain relevant and survive the impacts of disruptive change, the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) conference…

Increase in Child Poverty a National ‘Shame’

Lina Caneva, Sunday, 16th October 2016 -  Welfare peak body the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has released a new report showing that 731,300 children, or 17.4 per cent of all children in Australia, are living…

NFPs Not Prepared for Extreme Weather Events

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 13th October 2016 -  Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), said community organisations were still poorly prepared to respond to extreme weather events and the significant…

Welfare Peak Body Slams Tax Cuts for Top 20%

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 29th September 2016 -  A tax break for Australia’s top earners is “unconscionable” when the federal government can’t meet the “most basic needs” of the community, according to the Australian Council of…

Newstart Spared in Budget Savings Bill, But Threat of Cuts Remains

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 14th September 2016 -  A $6.3 billion budget savings deal between the Coalition and Labor has spared proposed cuts to Newstart, but the peak body for welfare said the threat of social security cuts remains.…

First Act of Parliament to Impact Vulnerable Australians

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 22nd August 2016 -  A coalition of welfare organisations has condemned the government’s proposed cut to social security payments, which is said to be the first order of business for the new Parliament.…

ACOSS Urges Super Changes for Low Income Earners

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 17th August 2016 -  Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has urged the federal government to double the proposed tax offset for people on low incomes to deliver better…

Welfare Peak Concerned Competition Reform Will Impact Disadvantaged

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 11th August 2016 -  The Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) is concerned that competition reform in the human services sector will impact people experiencing poverty and inequality, as …

NFPs Call for Royal Commission to Examine Nauru Abuse

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 10th August 2016 -  Australia’s peak bodies for welfare and international aid have called for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to urgently examine incidents…

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