Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 19th October 2016 - The private sector can play a powerful role in addressing poverty, and has the responsibility to do so, according to both not-for-profit and business leaders during Anti-Poverty…
Wendy Williams, Monday, 29th August 2016 - Iain de Jong is a Canadian based academic and social change advocate who has been described as a leader of an international movement to end homelessness. He is this week’s Changemaker.…
Sara Bice, Thursday, 9th June 2016 - Australian Not for Profits are continuing to push the agendas on meaningful social issues like unemployment and homelessness despite another election campaign week littered with…
Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 7th June 2016 - Housing and homelessness rank third on the list for voters funding priorities, according to new research.The research, commissioned by Not for Profit Launch Housing, found that…
Lina Caneva, Friday, 20th May 2016 - A national alliance of housing, homelessness and welfare peak bodies has begun a digital election campaign to make housing affordability and homelessness major election…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd May 2016 - The federal government budget will establish a welfare safety net along with a $96.1 million fund aimed at reducing the number welfare recipients. But the welfare sector has warned…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 14th April 2016 -
The Victorian Government has pledged half a billion dollars to reduce family violence in Victoria in response to the Royal Commission findings, including an immediate injection…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 31st March 2016 -
Using the NDIS to address the large housing shortage for people with disability will depend on the ability of housing providers to access significant amounts of capital from the private…
More targeted, affordable housing across specific regions of Australia is needed to stop the rise in homelessness, a study by community welfare agency, Launch Housing has found.
Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 8th January 2016 -
The Turnbull government’s announcement that it will set up a working group to investigate innovative ways to improve the availability of affordable housing has been welcomed…
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 22nd September 2015 - On the heels of the Quarterly Report on the National Disability Insurance Scheme rollout, the Government has released the six principles that will guide the $700 million NDIS…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 23rd July 2015 -
Housing failures are at the centre of most social service challenges in Australia, the Federal Social Service Minister Scott Morrison warned in a speech in Melbourne on Wednesday.…