Homelessness and Affordable housing in Victoria
By Lew Wheeler There is an affordable housing crisis in Victoria as elsewhere in Australia and homelessness is on the increase. Fewer households in Australia […]
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Government urged to take on housing affordability as a top priority for the budget
By Joe Montero Welfare organisations are pushing to the federal government to include funding for housing affordability for low income Australians
Government backs down on community legal centre funding cuts
By Jim Hayes In the face of mounting pressure, the plan to curt tens of millions of dollars from community legal services funding has been […]
The 2017 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards nomination period now open
From Chris Reidy Manager Victorian Seniors Festival The nomination period for this year’s awards runs from now until 23 June 2017. The awards acknowledge older Victorians […]
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By Ben Wilson Community legal centres around Australia find themselves flooded with requests for help from people facing robo-debt and other issues at the hands […]
Sally McManus calls for an increase in the minimum wage
By Joe Montero At her first public speech at the National Press Club yesterday, new ACTU Secretary Sally McManus, called for the minimum wage to […]
Company digitally transforming Centrelink also led $800 million Tax Office bungle
From The Pen The company contracted to digitally transform Centrelink, turns out, was have previously been behind overhaul the Australian Tax Office
