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Aid & Development/Community/Finance

Has Impact Investing replaced traditional funding?

The emerging trend of impact investing is being viewed as an alternative funding model as governments both globally and in Australia particularly reduce their overall spending. In order to address the most pressing needs in our society access to private capital is…

by Desiree Lobo
July 24, 2020August 1, 2020
550 views
stress down day
Community/Health

Stress Down Day provides an opportunity to pause and support each other at work

COVID-19 — and the financial, workplace and social challenges that it has created ­— has thrown a spanner in the works for many people, especially those who are already struggling with stress and mental health issues. The Lifeline initiative National Stress Down…

by Sarah Jacob
July 23, 2020August 3, 2020
787 views
Community/Health

After 7 years of suffering, it’s time to end offshore detention, say refugee advocates

Sunday July 19 marked seven years since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that people seeking asylum, arriving by boat, will never be settled in Australia and would be processed offshore. Refugee advocate groups report that, as a result of the offshore detention…

by Sarah Jacob
July 20, 2020July 30, 2020
584 views
Community/Health/Uncategorized

Refugee Council deeply concerned for people in immigration detention as Mantra guard tests positive

The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) says it is deeply concerned for the safety of people detained at the Mantra Bell City hotel at Preston in Melbourne, after a security guard has tested positive for COVID-19 Over 60 people, who were brought…

by Sarah Jacob
July 17, 2020July 30, 2020
805 views
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Community/Health/Uncategorized

Dry July a win-win for cancer patients and fundraisers’ health

The twelfth year of Dry July kicked off this month, with more than 37,000 Australians giving up alcohol to raise funds for cancer treatment organisations in their local area. Katie Evans, the General Manager of Dry July Foundation, said that the initiative…

by Sarah Jacob
July 14, 2020August 3, 2020
488 views
Community

Justice Action pleads for greater protections for vulnerable prisoners during COVID-19

Justice Action (JA) represents people locked in Australian prisons and hospitals, defending human rights in the hardest places. The movement to provide a voice, and to show support for prisoners dates back to when Australia was a penal colony. JA aims to…

by Emma Lennon
July 11, 2020July 30, 2020
926 views
Community

Young People’s Experiences of Family Violence during COVID-19

COVID-19 has created new challenges for us all, however, for many young people the pandemic has compounded highly complex vulnerabilities, including experiences of family violence. The Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS) supports young people experiencing complex issues including alcohol and other…

by Emma Lennon
July 9, 2020July 30, 2020
996 views
Sikh volunteers outside public hosuing
Community

Community organisations serve culturally appropriate meals to locked-down residents in Melbourne

A coalition of community organisations have been delivering food every day to 9 public housing towers in Melbourne, since the towers’ residents were subjected to a ‘hard lockdown’ last weekend. Many different cultures are represented in the residential community of the towers,…

by Sarah Jacob
July 9, 2020August 3, 2020
315 views
Community

Brisbane aged care champion honoured with international award

A Brisbane leader in aged care has won international recognition for her commitment to creating happy, healthy aged care communities. Annie Gibney, Director of Residential Aged Care Services at Wesley Mission Queensland, has been awarded the Inspired Influencer Award from The Eden Alternative –…

by Georgia Benjamin
July 8, 2020July 30, 2020
478 views
Community

Action needed to stop Black deaths in custody now, not by the end of the century

Today the Commonwealth Government is expected to release Closing the Gap justice targets to address the crisis of Aboriginal incarceration. Yesterday a draft of the national agreement stated that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples would wait until 2093 to reach parity…

by Emma Lennon
July 8, 2020July 30, 2020
409 views
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