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Quashed anti-racism campaign highlights need for national response

Third Sector March 25, 2021

A Sydney mayor’s derailing of an anti-racism campaign highlights the need for a coordinated national response to racism in Australia, according to Australia’s largest refugee

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Fehmida Bibi, 38 years old, from Pakistan, a victim of preventable blindness

research, Poverty, Reports, World, Policy, News

$530 billion lost in 2020 due to preventable blindness, study shows

Paulo Rizal February 18, 2021

A new Lancet Global Health report has found preventable blindness cost the global economy $530 billion AUD last year due to lost employment, with the

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News, Policy, data, covid-19, Volunteering, Community Organisations

Volunteering sector facing a long recovery road, study shows

Paulo Rizal February 18, 2021

A survey has found that the volunteering sector is still struggling, with 72% of respondents reporting less than ideal operating capacity despite the lifting of

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Indigenous People, Funding, Policy, Humanitarian Crisis, News

Eye care org calls for cataract surgery funding in 2021-22 federal budget

Paulo Rizal February 4, 2021

Slashing extended waiting lists for routine yet potentially eyesight-saving cataract surgery is one of the priorities under a plan proposed by the eye health and

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nonprofit, Policy, Foundation, News, Government

National disability information org welcomes new Disability Gateway

Third Sector February 4, 2021

Independent information provider for people with disability, IDEAS welcomed the launch of the long-awaited federally-funded Disability Gateway portal. IDEAS has been lobbying for a national

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Indigenous People, nonprofit, Policy, Politics, Foundation, News

‘Time for a First Nations Voice to Parliament,’ eye care leaders say

Paulo Rizal February 2, 2021

The Fred Hollows Foundation, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO), and Australia’s first Aboriginal ophthalmologist Associate Professor Kris Rallah-Baker have joined forces to call for

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News, Regulations, Fundraising, Policy, Charities, Foundation

Professional fundraising peak body launches 2021 policy priorities

Paulo Rizal January 21, 2021

Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA), a peak body for professional fundraising has announced its policy priorities for 2021, including pushing for further fundraising red tape reduction

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Lance Kawaguchim CEO of Cure Brain Cancer Foundation

Appointments, Charities, Leadership, Latest Appointments, Policy

Award-winning international banker to lead brain cancer research

Paulo Rizal January 15, 2021

Brain cancer research is expected to gain new heights in 2021 as multi-award-winning international banker Lance Kawaguchi has taken on the helm of Cure Brain

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Scholarships, data, covid-19, Reports, research, Health, Policy, Housing and Homelessness, News

COVID-19 worsened homelessness, underemployment in Melbourne, report reveals

Paulo Rizal January 5, 2021

Celebrated as one of the world’s most liveable cities, Melbourne is now emerging from the toughest COVID-19 lockdowns to face social, economic and environmental challenges.

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Housing, Policy, Humanitarian Crisis, Housing and Homelessness, News

Org calls for policy change to address homelessness this festive season

Paulo Rizal December 23, 2020

The Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH) is calling for policy change on top of charity efforts this festive season to end homelessness in Australia

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