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Welfare Sector Calls for Youth Employment Strategy

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th September 2014 -  The Australian Council of Social Service has called on the Federal Government to bring together key experts to develop a comprehensive Youth Employment Strategy in an effort to boost…

Liberal MP Attacks Welfare Peak Body

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th September 2014 -  Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Parliamentary Secretary has launched a blistering attack on the welfare sector peak body ACOSS, saying it is “blind to the evidence of…

Welfare Sector Converges on Parliament

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 27th August 2014 -  The Australian Council of Social Service has led a large delegation of community sector representatives to Canberra to call on Parliamentarians to reject harmful social security…

NFPs Reject Secret Co-Payment Talks

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st August 2014 -  National peak community and health consumer groups claim they have been left out of what amounts to ‘secret talks’ on the Federal Government’s proposed Medicare…

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What Real Reform of Social Security Payments Would Look Like

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 -  In an age when every Government decision is marketed as ‘reform' it's hard to distinguish genuine reform from short-term budget fixes, says Australian Council of…

Welfare Reform Submissions Low

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th August 2014 -  The Federal Government has received just 60 submissions to its controversial welfare reform draft report – many are from individuals outside the Not for Profit sector. The…

United Front Needed to Tackle Youth Unemployment – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Friday, 8th August 2014 -  The Australian Council of Social Service has called on businesses, communities, unions, social services and governments to unite in tackling unemployment in Australia after recent…

Advocacy Voice Won’t be Silenced – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th August 2014 -  Australian Council of Social Service has expressed its concern over the direction of Federal Government policy on the funding of advocacy organisations. ACOSS Chief Executive…

The Spillover Effect: How I Met Elizabeth Warren

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th July 2014 -  In this latest Blog, Not for Profit Fulbright Scholar, Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine writes of her encounter with Elizabeth Warren – US Senator for Massachusetts, advocate against …

Community Sector Slams ‘Demoralising’ Employment Plan

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th July 2014 -  The community sector has attacked the Federal Government’s proposed employment services model, including “work for the dole”, describing it as demoralising,…

Govt System Crashes as Funding Applications Flood In

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 23rd July 2014 -  The Department of Social Services has had to extend its Not for Profit application deadline after a flood of  funding applications caused chaos to its online system late…

NFP Grant Applications ‘Flood’

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 22nd July 2014 -  Grant applications in the tens of thousands are expected to flood the Federal Department of Social Services as its new $800 million grants program applications close in the next 24…

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