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Australia needs a new approach to financial wellbeing

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Australia's wellbeing: an integrated approach

A landmark new research report has found Australia needs a more coordinated and integrated national approach to financial wellbeing, as people navigate increasingly complex financial lives. ‘Australia’s financial wellbeing: An integrated approach’, is authored by RMIT University and Wellbeing Research, and funded by Ecstra Foundation. It provides one of the most comprehensive reviews of contemporary… Read more »

$2.1 million to boost women’s employment and economic security

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Social businesses have been tackling the challenge of increasing workforce participation for women locked out of the mainstream jobs market long before the Federal Government set its new sub 5 per cent unemployment target. Ecstra Foundation announced today $2.1 million in new funding to social enterprises and charities boosting women’s employment opportunities and economic security…. Read more »