The data is in: to rebuild Australian social cohesion, we need to repair political and community connections
Posted on 05 Nov 2026
Mapping Social Cohesion 2026, published today, has found that 48 per cent of Australian adults are…
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Human rights advocate urges Australia to adopt National Anti-Racism Framework to drive social cohesion
Posted on 04 Nov 2026
Leading lawyer and anti-racism advocate Mariam Veiszadeh has told a Human Rights Commission…
Community sector must contribute to migration debate
Posted on 04 Nov 2026
A leading advocate and service provider for new arrivals in Australia has urged the nation’s…
To understand social cohesion, embrace its complexity, says research institute head
Posted on 04 Nov 2026
As the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute prepared to release its annual social cohesion report…
Migrant advocate tackles tough topics in this week’s Not-for-profit Agenda
Posted on 28 Oct 2026
Violet Roumeliotis, the chief executive of Australia’s biggest migrant support organisation, will…
Billion-dollar community funding pool is making a difference
Posted on 21 Oct 2026
Backed by tangible successes and government support, community foundations are gaining momentum as…
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When meaningful work becomes too much
Posted on 04 Nov 2026
Working for a cause you believe in can be deeply rewarding, but it can also lead to burnout. Jackie…
Opinion
The answer to tough economic times is collective action
Posted on 04 Nov 2026
I watched an angry man on the TV news. “Australia is stuffed, going backwards,” he said. “No one is…
People with Purpose
Meet the woman who stumbled into a community housing job and found her home
Posted on 28 Oct 2026
Almost 25 years after taking a receptionist's job to get her foot in the door of the not-for-profit…
Why Carol Webb took a while to even realise she was a carer
Posted on 14 Oct 2026
Carers Victoria is holding an event this afternoon (October 14) during National Carers Week to…
From passion project to a national prison newspaper, speaking to and for those doing time
Posted on 07 Oct 2026
Joseph Friedman is co-founder and publisher of About Time, Australia’s only newspaper for…
People with Purpose: Why the best ideas need believers, not proof
Posted on 30 Sep 2026
At 21 years old, Tate Donohoe is the founder of Ecodia, an AI-assisted software development company…