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ACOSS Releases ‘Tax Waste’ Proposals

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th March 2013 -  Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service, ACOSS, has released proposals to cut tax loopholes and wasteful spending in the Federal Budget – which it claims…

Call for More Disability Work Opportunities

Staff Reporter, Friday, 1st March 2013 -  The peak body representing executives of large Australian corporations, the Business Council of Australia, has called on the Federal Government to provide disabled people with…

NFPs Welcome National Children’s Commissioner

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th February 2013 - 
Megan Mitchell Not for Profit groups around Australia have welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of the nation’s first Children’s Commissioner.…

Microfinance Pilot Funding Extended

Staff Reporter, Friday, 8th February 2013 -  The Federal Government has committed $448,800 to community development finance in Australia, signing a contract extending its Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)…

ACOSS Reveals Conference Line Up

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 5th February 2013 - 
Elizabeth Broderick Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has announced the first round of speakers for its national conference in March. The annual…

Nominations Sought for Community Sector Awards

Staff Reporter, Friday, 18th January 2013 -  There are two weeks to go until nominations close for the HESTA Community Sector Awards. Along with Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), HESTA will present the community…

NT Cuts Community Sector Funding

Lina Caneva, Friday, 7th December 2012 -  The Australian Council of Social Service has expressed alarm at the Northern Territory Government’s decision to cut nearly $5m to the community sector, including targeting…

No Increase to Newstart – Senate Inquiry

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th November 2012 -  A Senate Committee report has rejected a rise in the controversial Newstart Allowance despite Labor and Greens MPs on the committee agreeing the welfare payment is too low. While…

Community Sector Must Address Issue of Climate Change

Staff Reporter, Friday, 16th November 2012 -  Climate change will have a direct impact on Australia’s community sector and there is clear need for action to address the issues, a sector forum has been told. The Australian…

Minister Urges States to Commit to Homelessness Deal

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th November 2012 -  The Federal Government has committed to providing half the funding of a one-year extension of the current National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH) while a new deal…

Homeless Figures a Wake-up Call for Action

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th November 2012 -  The Not for Profit sector has expressed alarm at the latest national homelessness figures describing them as a wake up call for urgent action. The Australian Council of Social Service…

Poverty a Persistent Problem in Australia – Report

Lina Caneva, Monday, 15th October 2012 - 
A new ACOSS report reveals that one in eight people in Australia are living in poverty. 
Photo: candobetter.net One in eight people are living in poverty in Australia…

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