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How Microfinance Can Offer a Multiple Return

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd September 2013 - Good Return is working hard to live up to its name. Established by World Education Australia in 2009, Good Return specialises in providing microfinance and financial education to…

Call to Young Aussie Philanthropists

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th June 2013 - Wealthy young Australians are being urged to get involved in philanthropy early on in their lives to help alleviate the day to day issues around poverty. The call comes from the Founder…

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…

Girls & Women ‘Bearing the Brunt’ of Global Recession

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 23rd January 2013 -
Picture: Plan International Girls and women are being hardest hit by the global economic recession, according to research released by children’s rights organisations.…

WA Families Struggling – Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 12th October 2012 -
The Cost of Living 2012 report reveals that many WA households are struggling to survive. Photo: greens.org.au Low income households in Western Australia are struggling to afford…

Mobile Phones Come Home to Roost?

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 28th March 2012 -
The 'old phones, more chickens' campaign saw 2,000 chickens being purchased for needy families around the world. Photo courtesy MobileMuster. A joint Not for Profit…

The Poor Quicker to Show Compassion in the Face of Suffering

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th January 2012 - Emotional differences between the rich and poor, as depicted in such Charles Dickens classics as “A Christmas Carol” and “A Tale of Two Cities,” may have…

Newstart Recipients Living in Poverty

Staff Reporter, Friday, 21st October 2011 - If their income was reduced to $243 per week – the unemployment payment – more than 60% of Australians would stop buying fresh food and almost half would not visit a doctor…

Dignity Must Feature in Tax Reform: UnitingCare

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th September 2011 - Image: UnitingCare Australia’s National Director Lin Hatfield Dodds says the October tax forum must consider human dignity. Community service…

Ten Truths About Solving Problems of Poverty

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 27th September 2011 - As it celebrates its ten-year anniversary, social impact investment organisation Acumen Fund is sharing what it has learnt about solving the problems of global poverty. Acumen…

Aid Organisations Welcome Release of Major Aid Review

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th July 2011 - Australian aid and development organisations have welcomed the Federal Government’s new aid plan, which has been released following an Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness.…

High Food Prices Change Eating Habits – Oxfam Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th June 2011 - Australians and people around the world are changing what they eat because of the rising cost of food, according to a new global survey released today by international aid agency Oxfam…

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