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One-off measures that only address financial implications will hardly be a long-term solution for the growing intensity and range of challenges facing rural communities, writes Andrew Cairns.

Drought has never been a foreign concept to those who work the land on our sunburnt country. The potential for long dries and flooding rains has always been a reality for Australian farmers, yet it would be a mistake to pretend the current challenges are normal. Droughts are lasting longer, and extreme weather events have become more frequent as …

The annual FIA Conference returns in February to Brisbane’s Convention and Exhibition Centre. With a line-up of sought-after speakers from not-for-profit organisations, charities, fundraising agencies and consultancies around the globe, FIA writer Kim Carter looks ahead to the highlights.

Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA) will hold three jam-packed days of professional development in Brisbane in late February. 

Designed to educate fundraisers about the latest techniques, trends and developments in the sector, the annual FIA Conference – the largest event of its kind in the southern hemisphere – …

GO Salary is set to disrupt the salary packaging industry. 

Tony Vitacca has been in the salary packaging industry for over 25 years. He has seen it all. He worked for a small salary packaging business which grew from five to 100 staff, worked for a large ASX listed provider, and finally, set up his own salary packaging business.

“It has been an amazing journey to watch how the salary packaging industry has changed,” Vitacca says. Over 20 years in one industry is most unusual these …

As a charity, business and sporting leader, Ros Moriarty is fighting for change through sustainable community-led solutions. She’s this week’s Changemaker.  

As the managing director of Indigenous design studio Balarinji, the co-founder of the Moriarty Foundation, and the independent chair of Football Federation Australia’s Women’s Football Council, Moriarty has a lot of experience in a lot of different sectors. 

But her varied roles are all tied by the driving force to create positive change, whether it be for Aboriginal children and their families through the Moriarty …