Federal government stumps up $22.4 million for new EVAW commission Community & Social The federal government plans on appointing a new commission to end family, domestic and sexual violence, using a multi-million dollar investment.
ACT’s multimillion-dollar commitment to specialised homeless support September 22, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory ACT’s 2021-22 Budget will commit $26 million to expand specialist homeless support services that were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Looking after Country’ funding to support Indigenous environmental initiatives July 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Queensland has announced $500,000 funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations for land and sea conservation efforts.
NSW public servant notes concerns about money that flowed to Monaro Farming Systems June 14, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The un-named public servant wrote in a note, ‘This does not sit well with me. Would I be complicit? I need to discuss.’
Accountability ‘facing attack’ from $1.4 billion in cuts, think-tank argues October 6, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News It found $1.4 billion in real terms has been cut from accountability institutions across government since 2010-11, while funding to these bodies as a function of total budget size has fallen from 1.14% to 0.6%.
