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People Paying Less Tax Than Thought – ACOSS

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 27th January 2015 -  A new report by Australia’s peak welfare organisation has found that people are paying less tax than they think. The Tax: Are we paying our fair share? report, released by the…

2015 Can be ‘Year of Employment’

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 12th January 2015 -  New Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has been urged by peak community welfare organisations to make 2015 a positive year for employment, with a particular focus on the disadvantaged.…

Welfare Peaks to Fight ‘Devastating’ Funding Cuts

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 6th January 2015 -  Peak welfare Not for Profits ACOSS and State and Territory Councils of Social Service have issued a collective New Years Resolution for the Federal Government to stop devastating…

Revised GP Co-Payment Still Bad Policy: ACOSS

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  Welfare peak body ACOSS has warned that the Federal Government's revised GP co-payment proposal creates an ongoing risk to people on low incomes who may be discouraged from seeking…

Community Services Can’t Meet Demand – ACOSS

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 8th December 2014 -  A survey of Australia’s community service workers has found that 80 per cent of frontline agencies are unable to meet current levels of demand with the resources they have.…

ACOSS Push for Welfare Funding

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 28th October 2014 -  Welfare peak body ACOSS has called for a  6 months rollover of funding for any Not for Profits facing an end or reduction to their funding after the Abbott Government was forced…

One in Seven Living in Poverty – ACOSS Report

Lina Caneva, Sunday, 12th October 2014 -  Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service has released a new report revealing that poverty is growing in Australia with an estimated one in seven people living below…

Youth Payments Violate Human Rights: Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 30th September 2014 -  The Abbott Government’s proposed changes to youth payments violate Australia’s human rights obligations, a bipartisan Parliamentary report has found. Australia’s…

Gap Between Pensions and Newstart Growing: Analysis

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 -  A new analysis of social security payments reveals that the single Newstart Allowance paid to over half a million Australians continued to fall in value when compared with both the…

Govt Health Spending Down – Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 -  Government spending on health in 2012-13 slowed to record low levels while growth in non-government funding remained relatively strong, according to a new report from the Australian…

National Award for Community Leader

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th September 2014 -  The CEO of MacKillop Family Services has won the 2014 Robin Clark Award for Inspirational Leadership in the Field. Micaela Cronin was presented with the award by Minister for Community…

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