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If not now, when?

Karyn Walsh, Monday, 3rd August 2020 -  COVID-19 has made visible the extent of couch surfing and rough sleeping in Australia, and brought about an increase in homelessness as more people are faced with unemployment and

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‘Closing schools means much more than just a lost education’

Paul Ronalds, Sunday, 2nd August 2020 -  We need more international support to stop COVID-19 mutating from a global health emergency into a global education emergency, writes Paul Ronalds, group CEO of Save the Children

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Building back better through procurement

Anna Crabb, Wednesday, 29th July 2020 -  With government spending skyrocketing, procurement teams have an unprecedented opportunity to drive positive impact through their purchasing decisions, writes Anna Crabb,

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‘Reintroducing the liquid asset test is mean spirited and unfair in the midst of a recession’

Rachel Siewert, Wednesday, 29th July 2020 -  If you make people spend all of their hard-earned savings before receiving income support then they are left in a precarious position, argues Greens Senator Rachel Siewert. We are

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Purposeful governance: Getting the basics right for post-COVID sustainability

Ranjit Gajendra Nadarajah, Tuesday, 28th July 2020 -  Ranjit Gajendra Nadarajah and Vivienne Cunningham-Smith consider the role of purposeful governance as an impetus for sector transformation and sustainability.  The predicament

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Toward resilient community organisations

Mike Davis, Monday, 27th July 2020 -  COVID-19 has posed an important question to all community organisations – are you working towards becoming resilient, writes Mike Davis. Resilience or the quality of being resilient

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Data drives change

David Crosbie, Thursday, 23rd July 2020 -  If Australia’s charities are to be given further special consideration by government, business, donors and communities, we need to build a case for increased support based

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Designing a new world: Social innovation in a time of disruption

Philippa Butt, Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 -  As crisis mode lifts and we begin to adjust, we have an opportunity to design a new world. To do this, we need protected time and space, deep empathy and collaboration, writes Philippa

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Why not for profits are priceless

Fiona Roberts, Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 -  Not-for-profit organisations have critical strengths that are important to a healthy, resilient community, writes Fiona Roberts, sharing some of the findings from her PhD which

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The ‘second wave’ and the Australian economy

Joe Zabar, Thursday, 16th July 2020 -  Failing to address the unemployment and underemployment challenges facing the nation will have significant impacts on the social and economic wellbeing of hundreds of thousands

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Towers response shows politicians need to be reacquainted with the humble power of soap

Kate Austin, Wednesday, 15th July 2020 -  The pandemic has been a stark reminder that hygiene products are not “nice-to-haves” but “must haves” – yet soap is rarely included in government aid supplied to Australians living
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