UnitingCare Australia speaks into welfare debate

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 03 May 2015 22:00:41 +0000

Debates about welfare often place charities and policy-makers at odds, but UnitingCare Australia sees opportunity in the federal government’s latest review of welfare. Annette Pereira reports. UnitingCare Australia has long advocated investing more, not less, in people who are disadvantaged. When the final report of the government’s welfare reform review was handed down earlier this ...

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Deal or no deal?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 04:19:31 +0000

While Queenslanders spend up to $175 million at the pokies each month, some congregations are receiving a portion of the state government’s take in grant allocations. Bruce Mullan explores the ethics of churches accessing gambling revenue. Australians spend a staggering $20 billion dollars each year on gambling, and in 2013 Queenslanders spent more than $2.1 ...

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UnitingCare Australia speaks into welfare debate

Deal or no deal?