Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association has said the decision by the Australian Fair Pay Commission to maintain minimum wages at $14.31 per hour is a landmark decision to protect jobs and support ...
ACOSS has urged the Minister for Housing Tanya Plibersek, along with state and territory governments, to swiftly implement the Federal Government's white paper strategy on homelessness, The Road Home.
Following the return from Tanzania of popular political blogger Stilgherrian, ActionAid Australia is seeking the next Australian blogger to send overseas as part of its latest initiative to social media tools to "provide a window ...
An interactive and engaging multimedia exhibition that showcases government plans and programs to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger throughout the world by 2015 is currently touring the country.
The Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body, has reappointed James Strong AO as Chair and appointed John W.H. Denton as Deputy Chair for the next three years.
Greater recognition of the very significant contribution that volunteers bring to our social, environmental, economic and cultural life is vital in order to increase the cohesion, efficiency and effectiveness of the not-for-profit sector, according to ...
A Senate inquiry report has been released, which contains several points of criticism about the government's tendering process to award Employment Services contracts, calling the outcomes of the process "counterintuitive".
Private Prescribed Funds will now be known as Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs), one of a number of changes announced when new draft guidelines were released (25/06/09) by Assistant Treasurer Nick Sherry.
Based on the realities of a fluctuating economy what is the forecast for charity events? How can charities plan a successful event in this climate? How can charities manage with less corporate support? These were ...
Join a roundtable of charity event professionals from Leukaemia Foundation, Whitelion and Epworth Foundation along with Third Sector editor Zelda Tupicoff to explore the different solutions to staying one step ahead in charity events this ...