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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…

Time Rescues Charity Definition

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 - Time appears to have saved the Charities Act from the Coalition Government’s plan to delay the definition of charity until late next year. On the final sitting day for the Federal…

NFPs Call for Taskforce to Lead Post-Holden Recovery

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 - Peak welfare bodies have called for a high powered, community sector-led taskforce to assist communities that will be most affected by the collapse of the automotive manufacturing…

Aussies Want More Details on NDIS – Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 - Australians want more information on how the National Disability Insurance Scheme will operate and apply to them, the inaugural NDIS Information Survey has found. Conducted by…

‘Do Not Call’ Rise Along with Digital Economy Growth

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 - The latest report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, reveals there are now almost nine million telephone numbers listed on the Do Not Call Register –…

Substantial Rise in Australian CSR Reporting

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 - Australia has experienced a dramatic rise in the rate of Corporate Social Responsibility reporting over the past two years, according to new figures. The KPMG Survey of Corporate…

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Eco-concept Offers Many a New Lease on Life

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 - A quirky Melbourne operation upcycling office waste came into being when a pair of activists collided paths with a multinational corporation, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s…

Social Innovators Gain the Competitive Edge

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 - Innovation for social change has become a competitive arena – and it’s reaping rewards. A new wave of competitions for social startups has hit what is traditionally…

Australia’s Most Ethical Crowned

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 - A holistic community health enterprise Western Desert has taken out the inaugural national Ethical Enterprise Award for 2013. Presented by Victorian-based social enterprise…

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