A government change brings exciting opportunities to find fresh solutions to seemingly intractable problems. The new Albanese government has expressed a “significant appetite for social justice,” not least regarding the issue of digital inclusion, which is finally on the Federal government’s agenda. Data compiled by The Australian Digital Inclusion Index…
The new Charities Minister, Andrew Leigh, is on a mission to stem the drop-off in volunteering numbers, and halt the community participation crisis. In common with many other charities, Leep is constantly searching for volunteers. At the beginning of the pandemic there was an uptake in volunteers, but this number…
Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimised by slow Internet? This is a daily occurrence in my home, as we have two adults working full-time and a tween doing homework online. Did you know that Australia doesn’t have minimum performance standards for telecommunications? I didn’t, but it certainly makes…
Here at Leep, we’ve noticed an uptake in spam calls coming from local, interstate and international numbers… and we’re fed up. We’ve heard the same from you, too. The question we’re most often asked is, “What can I actually do?” Continuing with our program on spam awareness, whereby we provide…
If you have school aged children, you may have used the Active Kids vouchers available via Service NSW. I’ve certainly used them for my daughter… but I’d not previously considered that there are people who can’t access or use them. Sadly, “schemes” such as the Active Kids vouchers are not…
We’re excited to announce the launch of our Making It Click: Connecting Rural Seniors program, funded by the Tides Foundation[1] and the Okta For Good Fund.[2] The program supports digital inclusion for isolated and vulnerable Older Australians in the rural and regional NSW areas of Bathurst, Canowindra, Lithgow, Mudgee, and…
ProBono Australia has announced a huge milestone for the Australian social enterprise sector, which has come together to form five shared values and principles: authenticity, creativity, justice, collaboration, and diversity. A sector-wide design process developed these values and principles. As part of the design process, 41 people from across the…
Did you hear about the complaint Choice recently lodged with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) against some of our biggest retailers? Huge retailers like Bunnings and Kmart are using in-store facial recognition technology. This practice has been described as being akin to them “collecting your DNA and…
Ever received a scam text? Or fifty? You’re not alone. Since 2020, telecommunications companies have blocked around 549 million scam phone calls and texts, with the scam epidemic costing Aussies $6.5 million in 2021. Well, we have some good news: The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) recently finalised a…
Volunteering WA may have found the antidote to decreasing volunteer numbers. Their desire to attract volunteers in their 20s lead them to employ a marketing agency to give the sector a much-needed makeover. They jointly designed a campaign to show young people that it is safe to volunteer in a…
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