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Australia Gets a ‘Fail’ on Refugees

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th October 2013 - Australia has received an ‘F’ in a UN report card over the country’s treatment of refugees. The report launched by the United Nations Association of Australia…

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The Collective Impact ‘Mindset’

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd October 2013 - Understanding the theoretical mindset of Collective Impact is one thing; actually making the change is quite another, according to Australian social change advocates Dawn O’Neil…

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From Pirates to Profit for Purpose

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 24th July 2013 - In this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise, journalist Nadia Boyce takes a look at a swashbuckling Melbourne startup. A pirate supplies store on the other side of the world…

Global Poverty is Shrinking: Study

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th March 2013 - Global poverty is declining and may be eradicated altogether in some countries in the next 20 years, a new study by the University of Oxford has found. This article was first published…

Education Failure in Developing Countries – Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th October 2012 -
©UNESCO/D. Willetts, School children in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya Twenty percent of young people in developing countries fail to complete primary school and lack skills…

Smart Aid? Gillard Funds ‘Mining for Development’

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th October 2011 - Above: Tabakoto South Underground Gold Mine – Mali, West Africa
Flickr Image: Some rights reserved by davedyet The Gillard Government…

Govt Appoints Global Ambassador for Women and Girls

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th September 2011 - The Gillard Government says it has continued to increase its focus on foreign aid and development with the announcement of Australia’s first Global Ambassador for Women and…

Australian Aid Saving Millions of Lives: Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th April 2011 - A new report released by aid organisation World Vision claims that Australian aid dollars have contributed to significant declines in child deaths, gains in school enrolments and…

Training & Development Key to NFP Performance

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 17th November 2010 - Australia’s Not for Profit sector must invest in training and development of its leaders if it is to improve its performance, according to a new report by the Australian Scholarships…

Climate Funds Bypassing Poorest Nations: Oxfam Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th October 2010 - The poorest people who need the most help to adapt to a changing climate are largely being bypassed by the small amount of climate funds currently being disbursed, according to a new…

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