Anglicare Australia is opposing moves to regulate or cut back on the advocacy work of charities. “The best use of tax deductible donations is the support of advocacy by charities and community sector organisations,” Acting Executive Director of Anglicare Australia Roland Manderson said. Mr Manderson was responding to Treasury proposals that would require charities to…
Anglicare Australia will strongly oppose the Government’s latest welfare changes, which come at a time of growing concern about rising inequality. “Inequality is real. It’s not something people have imagined,” said Anglicare Australia Acting Executive Director Roland Manderson. Mr Manderson was responding to the latest Essential Media Polling, released today, which shows that only 12…
A broad and overwhelming majority of Canberrans think poker machines are hurting the community and support five key reforms aimed at minimising harm and ensuring public safety. The ReachTEL poll, commissioned by Anglicare in conjunction with the Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance, found that 70 percent of Canberrans believe that poker machines do more harm than…
Goulburn-Mulwaree and Lachlan Shire residents can look forward to extra support as they navigate the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) with the official opening of Anglicare’s Disability Day Centre in Goulburn on Tuesday 1 August. The newly refurbished facility which includes wheelchair access, communal spaces, kitchen facilities, and accessible outdoor environments, has been designed to…
18 July 2017. Anglicare Australia has opposed the Government’s proposal to phase-out the Energy Supplement, which would cut income support payments for an estimated 2.2 million people. “Australia already has some of the lowest income support payments in the world. Axing the Energy Supplement would cut them by up to $7 a week,” said Anglicare…
CANBERRA GAMBLING REFORM ALLIANCE CALLS FOR URGENT REFORM TO ATM LAWS TO INCLUDE EFTPOS FACILITIES TO REDUCE GAMBLING HARM The Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance is calling for urgent action to close the EFTPOS loophole in ACT clubs after the release of a damning investigation into the practices in clubs which found that venues are actively…
As the Anglicare team in Orange prepare for a week’s worth of NAIDOC Week activities running from Monday 3 July, Area Manager, Carmel Swan acknowledges that Aboriginal children and young people are still over-represented in the foster care system and need opportunities like this to celebrate and identify with their valuable history, language and culture….
Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance Questions Hotels Calls for pokies in more Canberra Venues The Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance is today questioning the Australian Hotel Association’s (AHA) call for hotels to be allowed to place pokies in their venues. Given the recent evidence of the significant harm caused by pokies, the Alliance does not believe the…
21 June 2017. Anglicare Australia has called for the Centrelink automated debt recovery process to be suspended. The call is made ahead of the release of the Senate Inquiry’s robodebt report. “This system has no human oversight – and it puts the onus back on ordinary people to correct robotised errors,” said Anglicare Australia Executive…
12 June 2017. Residents in and around the Canberra suburb of Gordon can look forward to a greater level of community support with the launch of the Gordon Community Centre. Saturday 3 June marked the official launch of the centre which is a partnership between Anglicare and the Lanyon Valley Anglican Church. Community members, staff,…
