Keywords: Unitingcare Australia
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 31 January 2011
5 Comments
It is difficult for Prime Ministers to impose short term pain for long term gain if they want to be re-elected. But Gillard faces a different situation because the Independents are her masters, not the 2013 voters.
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AUSTRALIA
- Lin Hatfield Dodds
- 28 January 2011
18 Comments
The levy announced yesterday is progressive, precisely the type of approach that social justice principles and practicality dictate. But it is a one off response and another example of why we need to fix Australia’s taxation system for the long term.
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AUSTRALIA
- Frank Quinlan
- 30 July 2010
7 Comments
The current kind of content-free campaigning, appealing to popular
biases and stereotypes, has real
consequences for the social services sector and the people they serve.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 28 June 2010
13 Comments
Everybody knows that problem gambling, just like binge drinking and
illicit drugs, destroys lives. But should governments be aiming to eliminate gambling altogether?
The Australian Jesuit Michael Kelly thinks not.
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AUSTRALIA
Hopefully the Government's delay in providing a comprehensive response is not a sign of lost momentum, but rather means it is going to work directly with disadvantaged and vulnerable people and the organisations that support them to determine how best to address critical outstanding issues.
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AUSTRALIA
Beth Doherty examines the response by governments and charities to poverty in Australia
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