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Unemployment Not Due to Lack of Motivation

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 6th March 2015 - Victoria’s peak welfare body has hit back at comments made by the Abbott Government’s Minister for Employment where he called on unemployed Australians to “have…

Justice Gap Growing – Productivity Commission Report

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 6th January 2015 - More than $200 million a year is needed to narrow Australia’s growing justice gap for people facing disadvantage, the Productivity Commission has said in its final Access…

$75 Million Jobs Plan Not Perfect – NFPs

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 17th November 2014 - Victorian Not for Profits have welcomed a $75 million Coalition promise to support businesses employ young Victorians who have been without a job for six months, but have said that…

National Award for Community Leader

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th September 2014 - The CEO of MacKillop Family Services has won the 2014 Robin Clark Award for Inspirational Leadership in the Field. Micaela Cronin was presented with the award by Minister for Community…

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Attitudes Can Change Lives: Innes

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 5th August 2014 - Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner and Attitude Foundation Chair Graeme Innes expresses what he believes are the biggest challenges and opportunities for people …

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Committed to Victoria’s Disadvantaged

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th July 2014 - Emma King, Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS), considers her role leading Victoria’s peak body for the community sector as more than…

NFPs Warn of Youth Employment ‘Social Disaster’

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 17th July 2014 - A coalition of community services and welfare organisations are warning of a ‘social disaster’ unless State and Federal Governments take action to keep young people…

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Building a Victoria Without Poverty

Staff Reporter, Friday, 30th May 2014 - It’s time to unite our community, not polarise it, writes Victorian Council of Social Service Chief Executive Officer Emma King, who recently launched the VCOSS State…

Welfare Carries Budget Burden

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 - Welfare bodies nationally claim that those being asked to carry the greatest burden from the Federal Budget spending cuts are those who can least afford it. Representatives from…

Victoria Loosens Purse-Strings in State Budget

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 6th May 2014 - The Victorian Government has delivered a big spending Budget on infrastructure and job creation, as well as a surplus of $1.3 billion in 2014-15 – offering a mixed bag for the…

Welfare Review Gets More Time

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 6th May 2014 - Federal Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has delayed the release of a review of Australia’s welfare system – the interim report not expected now until after the…

NFPs Demand Social Housing Reform

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd April 2014 - An investment in 800 additional social housing units a year is urgently required to address Victoria’s worsening housing situation for people on low incomes, according to…

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