Community
Women’s Community Shelters offers transitional housing
Doors will open for transitional housing in Sydney for women in crisis before this Christmas. Women’s Community Shelters with partners......
Art helping indigenous offenders find their way
Indigenous prisoners are engaging with art as a form of rehabilitation in Victoria. Offenders, who can often feel isolated and estranged......
Community broadcasters commit to life-saving radio
Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt has committed close to $1 million over two years for the Community Broadcasting Association......
Radio Adelaide gets ready to fight for its name
Radio Adelaide, Australia’s first community radio station, was shocked to learn this morning that the local ABC radio station will......
KaChing! Push for pokies-free pubs
Australia is a country of slot machines. The campaign Proudly Pokies Free have recently released a documentary, KaChing!, which explores the relationship between......
Community power in renewable energy sector
The Clean Energy Summit is in its second day today, bringing together senior players in the renewable energy sector. Yesterday we......
Medicare freeze to leave patients in the cold
The three-year freeze on Medicare rebates announced in this week’s budget is drawing opposition from the community. Health experts are......
Budgeting for youth homelessness
Youth homelessness has a financial as well as social cost. A study released today by Swinburne University found it’s costing......
Singles hit hardest by rental prices
Anglicare’s annual Rental Affordability Snapshot paints a bleak picture of Australia’s affordable housing system for single people. Single Australians living......
The community toll of a corporate crash
South Australian based steel and mining company Arrium looks to be in trouble. A announcement this morning that the company has......