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Open Letter to PM Calls For Action on Indigenous Incarceration

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 18th September 2018 - A coalition of Indigenous leaders, academics and community groups are challenging the government over their silence on an inquiry into incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres…

Welfare Sector Calls for Youth Employment Strategy

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th September 2014 - The Australian Council of Social Service has called on the Federal Government to bring together key experts to develop a comprehensive Youth Employment Strategy in an effort to boost…

NFPs Reject Secret Co-Payment Talks

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st August 2014 - National peak community and health consumer groups claim they have been left out of what amounts to ‘secret talks’ on the Federal Government’s proposed Medicare…

Opinion

What Real Reform of Social Security Payments Would Look Like

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 - In an age when every Government decision is marketed as ‘reform' it's hard to distinguish genuine reform from short-term budget fixes, says Australian Council of…

United Front Needed to Tackle Youth Unemployment – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Friday, 8th August 2014 - The Australian Council of Social Service has called on businesses, communities, unions, social services and governments to unite in tackling unemployment in Australia after recent…

Communities Welcome Racial Discrimination Backdown

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th August 2014 - Ethnic and other community leaders have welcomed the Abbott Government’s decision to drop its controversial plans to water down the Racial Discrimination Act. Prime Minister…

ACOSS Warns of ‘Radical’ Measures in Forrest Review

Staff Reporter, Friday, 1st August 2014 - Community services peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service, has welcomed the emphasis on early learning and demand-led employment in Andrew Forrest’s Review…

Community Sector Slams ‘Demoralising’ Employment Plan

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th July 2014 - The community sector has attacked the Federal Government’s proposed employment services model, including “work for the dole”, describing it as demoralising,…

The Spillover Effect: My Brush with Broadway

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th July 2014 - In this latest Blog, Not for Profit Fulbright Scholar, Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine writes a chance to dance on Broadway delivers insights into exemplar Not for Profit activity where program…