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Parents urged to join fake church to bypass jab law

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Original article by Julia Medew
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 6 : 28-Jan-15

Legislation rolled out in New South Wales in 2013 and set to come into effect in Victoria in 2016 prevents enrolment in child care for those who lack crucial vaccinations. However, an exemption can be gained by conscientious objectors on religious grounds, and the Australian Vaccination Skeptics Network is now encouraging parents to join the so-called Church of Conscious Living in order to circumvent the ban. The organisation was only founded in 2006 and is neither registered as a church nor charity with the Australian Charities & Not-for-profits Commission

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CHURCH OF CONSCIOUS LIVING, CHURCH OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, AUSTRALIAN CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN VACCINATION SKEPTICS NETWORK INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. MEDICARE AUSTRALIA, STOP THE AVN

What world poverty? My responsibility is just to other Australians, one in five say

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Jan-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 48 per cent of Australians aged 14+ believe that they have a responsibility to do what they can to help the world’s poorest people. The survey, which was carried out in the year to September 2014, also shows that 31 per cent believe that it is not their responsibility but they should make regular contributions anyway, while 21% believe that their responsibility is just to other Australians

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

UWA credits for volunteering

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Original article by Bethany Hiatt
The West Australian – Page: 13 : 2-Dec-14

Students at the University of Western Australia will be able to gain six credit points for undertaking volunteer work organised by a new citizenship centre. The centre will be financed by the McCusker Charitable Foundation, whose four trustees are graduates of the university. The trustees hope that the scheme will encourage students to continue to do voluntary work after they graduate

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UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, McCUSKER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, VOLUNTEERING WESTERN AUSTRALIA, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

BHP’s $20m gift

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Original article by Phoebe Wearne
The West Australian – Page: 1 : 24-Oct-14

Resources giant BHP Billiton will donate $A4m to Western Australia’s annual Telethon, which will be held on the weekend of 25-26 October 2014. In total, BHP will donate $A20m to the Telethon Kids Institute over a five-year period. The mining group’s philanthopy has been praised by Institute director Jonathan Carapetis and Channel 7 Telethon Trust chairman Kerry Stokes

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BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, TELETHON KIDS INSTITUTE, TELETHON INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM

G8 learns some lessons from ABC’s mistakes

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Original article by Jessica Gardner
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 12-Aug-14

Listed childcare group G8 Education has posted a 2014 interim net profit of $A16.3m, which is 48 per cent higher than previously, while revenue rose by 59 per cent to $A187.2m. G8 purchased 115 childcare centres during the half-year, while another 78 are in the process of being settled. The group operates 16 separate childcare brands in Australia, and chair Jenny Hutson has ruled out adopting a single brand

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G8 EDUCATION LIMITED – ASX GEM, ABC LEARNING CENTRES LIMITED, COMMUNITY KIDS, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX NST, CANACCORD CAPITAL

Top businesswomen back subsidised childcare

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Original article by Nassim Khadem
The Australian Financial Review – Page: : 23-Jul-14

The Productivity Commission has issued a review of the child care system, arguing against tax deductions and also wanting funds to be reallocated from the paid parental leave scheme pushed by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. The tax deductions are however being called for by leading businesswomen, partly as this would allow for the hiring of nannies. Assistant Minister for Education Sussan Ley says the option is being considered, and it is also backed by the union movement. Sexual Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick however favours direct subsidies

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET|AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION|AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION|AUSTRALIA. SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION COMMISSION|AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY|AUSTRALIA. BOARD OF TAXATION|ACTU|THE ASSOCIATION OF SUPERANNUATION FUNDS OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED|BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA|AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE|UNITINGCARE AUSTRALIA|COALITION FOR WORKING WOMEN

Banks settle case with liquidators of ABC

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Original article by Michael Bennet
The Australian – Page: 21 : 8-Jul-14

The liquidators of ABC Learning Centres have reached an in-principle settlement with a syndicate of banks. The compromise was reached just before the case against the lenders was to be heard in the Federal Court of Australia. Bentham IMF was meant to argue that the banks "jumped the creditors’ queue". Child care facilities operator ABC Learning Centres collapsed in November 2008, with debts of $A1.6 billion

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BENTHAM IMF LIMITED – ASX IMF, ABC LEARNING CENTRES LIMITED, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA