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More Australians Receiving Homelessness Support – Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th December 2013 - The number of people receiving assistance from specialist homelessness agencies has increased, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).…

Australia Tumbles in World Giving Index

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th December 2013 - Australia has tumbled from first to seventh place as the most generous country on earth in the latest World Giving Index. The index is based on surveys in 135 countries by Gallup over…

Demise of Asylum Seekers’ Health Advisory Group Criticised

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th December 2013 - The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has expressed deep concern over the Coalition Government’s decision to disband a key advisory group responsible for overseeing the…

World Congress Tackles Diabetes Management with Technology

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th December 2013 - Young global diabetes advocates joined forces to help design a sophisticated eHealth app for diabetes prevention and management, expected to assist more than a million Australians…

Jurisdictions Fail on Alcohol Policy Scorecard – NAAA

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th December 2013 - Only three out of the nine Australian jurisdictions achieved a pass in the first national scorecard for alcohol policy, the Not for Profit National Alliance for Action on Alcohol…

New Charities Act Expands Charity Purpose

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th December 2013 - The Charities Act will be implemented from January 1, 2014 and the charity regulator, the ACNC says the new legislation expands “charitable purpose” as well as delivers…

Jobs Trends Show Promising Year Ahead

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th December 2013 - Pro Bono Australia’s Jobs Board has experienced significant growth in the past year – doubling its website traffic and attracting 9000 new subscribers to its weekly…

One in Five Aussies Plan to Retire After 70 – ABS

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th December 2013 - Almost one in five Australians over 45 years old intend to work until they are at least 70 years old, according to a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Director of Labour…

Job Skills Are Alive with the Sound of Music

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th December 2013 - A Melbourne-based Not for Profit and social enterprise has harnessed the power of song to help disadvantaged people across the country gain skills and employment. Since starting…

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Social Change Veteran Heads up Foundation

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th December 2013 - Disability support service head Daniel Leighton is now leading the board of one of Australia’s largest independent Community Foundations. Leighton is this week’s…

Charity Tax Dropped

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th December 2013 - Not for Profit peak body, the Community Council for Australia, has welcomed a move by the Federal Government to not proceed with a new tax that would have brought into question all the…

Affordable Housing Under Scrutiny

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th December 2013 - An inquiry into Australia’s Affordable Housing has been established under the Senate Economics References Committee in Canberra. Labor Senator Jan McLucas succeeded in…

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