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Welfare Crackdown to Improve Coalition’s Budget Bottom Line

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 28th June 2016 -  The Coalition has revealed the federal budget would be improved by $1.1 billion over the next four years, largely due to a welfare crackdown and saving on unspent community and transport…

NFP Sector Responds to Labor’s Pledge on Future Funding

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 9th June 2016 -  The Labor Party’s election promises to scrap the Coalition’s community grants program and to forge a closer relationship with the Not for Profit sector have been welcomed by a cross…

Housing Alliance Campaign to ‘Vote Home’

Lina Caneva, Friday, 20th May 2016 -    A national alliance of housing, homelessness and welfare peak bodies has begun a digital election campaign to make housing affordability and homelessness major election…

Budget 2016 Podcast: The Fine Print

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 5th May 2016 -  Despite being sold as the “fairness” budget, Not for Profit leaders have said that vulnerable Australians could be unfairly impacted by “harsh” measures. Treasurer Scott Morrison…

Budget 2016: Welfare Safety Net But Sector Warns Budget Locks in Harsh Cuts

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd May 2016 -  The federal government budget will establish a welfare safety net along with a $96.1 million fund aimed at reducing the number welfare recipients. But the welfare sector has warned…

Not for Profits on Budget Alert

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd May 2016 -  Community sector organisations will be keeping a close eye on the federal budget, looking to the government to “prioritise revenue raising measures to fund essential services and…

Community Sector Unites in Budget Demands

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 27th April 2016 -  More than 30 Australian community organisations have signed a joint statement, calling on the federal government to avoid the “mistakes of the last two budgets” and prioritise …

ACOSS Call On Land Tax

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th April 2016 -  Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service, has called for a national switch from stamp duties to land tax in a bid to boost the economy. The ACOSS proposal, The Case…

ACOSS Deputy Steps Down for Health and Justice Role

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 3rd March 2016 -  The Deputy CEO of Australia’s welfare peak body ACOSS, Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine, has resigned to head up a new national centre for health and justice partnerships. Dr Boyd-Caine described…

Evolving Chair: Leading from the Top

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 25th February 2016 -  Both board and management executives in the Not for Profit sector have a fundamental role to play in creating transparent and accountable governance structures, according to the…

Budget Must Support Community Services

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 16th February 2016 -  Australia’s peak welfare body has called on the Turnbull Government to set a new course with its upcoming budget and sustain essential community services. In its official submission…

Charities Open Arms to Asylum Seekers

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 4th February 2016 -  Australian international aid and community sector organisations have united behind churches across Australia that have offered to open their doors to asylum seekers that may be…

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