Budgets missing the mark on mental health
Preventative mental health programs and help for the elderly are glaring areas of need that governments are failing to address, a post-budget breakfast hosted by UCA Funds Management heard on Thursday.
Budget 2018: Important initiatives but short on heart
Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan and UnitingCare Australia National Director Claerwen Little responds to the 2018 federal budget.
Having budgets for breakfast but one gets a toast
PENNY MULVEY The second annual post-budget not-for-profit breakfast hosted by UCA Funds Management produced a combination of snappy media grabs and more reflective analysis on the health of Australia’s social sector.
Test of compassion?
FRIDAY FORUM YOUR VIEWS ON THE NEWS It has been described by the Prime Minister as a policy based on ‘love’, but the federal government’s plan to impose drug tests on new welfare recipients is not receiving a lot of lov
A Budget of few blessings
Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan has expressed disappointment at the 2017 Federal Budget and said there is little for vulnerable Australians to rejoice about.
The cost of cuts
Cuts to overseas foreign aid. As a nation, we are becoming increasingly myopic. Our focus on self-interest no matter the cost hit a new time low this week when the Federal Treasurer announced new cost saving measures.