Australia
Australia
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SectorCo-op model would meet challenges facing elderly care in rural Australia, says expert
Phliip Schmall, a former care CEO, is planning a workshop on the mutual model for a sector summit next month
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Credit UnionsHow can credit unions grow in a sustainable way?
Four international stories of sustainable growth in credit unions
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SectorEmployees take over 51-year old enterprise in Australia as worker co-op
Sydney engineering company C-MAC Industries went through succession process to become one of the country’s first worker co-ops.
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AgricultureOnline tool eases the path to registering new farm co-ops in Australia
The 'Co-op builder' has been designed to help farmers deal with regulatory forms and understand legal jargon
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AgricultureHow farm co-operatives are facing up to a volatile, globalised market
From technological advances to Brexit, these are challenging times for the world's farmers, making issues like good governance more important than ever
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EnvironmentWorld Environment Day: How co-ops are connecting us with the planet
We take a look at ten of the co-ops that connect people to nature, from tourism to agriculture and conservation
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BusinessAustralian apex body urges government to boost role of co-ops and mutuals
BCCM chief executive Melina Morrison says the co-op model could provide more stable, efficient services but has been ‘sidelined’ for 35 years
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AgricultureDairy co-op Murray Goulburn to axe jobs and plants as milk industry crisis continues
The Australian giant is to shed up to 360 workers, close three processing facilities and suspend divident payments
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Credit UnionsCredit unions set up foundation to help communities in Australia and Asia
The domestic projects will aim to help Australian children at risk of abuse or neglect or lacking adequate access to housing, medical care or education
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MutualsAustralian mutuals report progress over bid to change laws on working capital
Progress is being made on efforts to change Australian law to help mutuals raise working capital so they can fund growth and development, it has been reported. The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) has...