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Charitable advocacy comes under threat in Queensland

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 15th January 2020 -  The Human Rights Law Centre says proposed legislation would silence charities
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Five times Australian charities made a difference through advocacy in 2019

Luke Michael, Monday, 16th December 2019 -  As 2019 draws to a close, we look back at five major reforms that were made possible only through strong charitable advocacy.  
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Environmental charities under the spotlight for advocacy

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 10th December 2019 -  Greenpeace says political advocacy is a vital part of a charity’s purpose 

Opinion

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Why Australia needs more noisy charities!

David Crosbie, Thursday, 7th November 2019 -  Within the free speech dialogue, there are few groups more important than charities, writes Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie.

NSW’s abortion reforms are a win for advocacy

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 30th September 2019 -  Cross-sector collaboration and making the campaign personable were key to the successful push to decriminalise abortion in NSW, a campaign leader says. 
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Seven deadly sins of government engagement

Andrew Blyberg, Thursday, 19th September 2019 -  Andrew Blyberg from Fifty Acres runs through some of the most common mistakes not for profits make when trying to influence politicians.

Opinion

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Yes, GetUp fights for progressive causes, but it is not a political party – and is not beholden to one

Krystian Seibert, Thursday, 22nd August 2019 -  With GetUp once again in the government’s firing line Krystian Seibert looks at why the government is keen to strip the campaigning group of its independence, and why this might not be the right approach, in this article first published in The Conv
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Making your government engagement happen – The doing thing

Jo Scard, Thursday, 27th June 2019 -  Jo Scard offers advice on the “doing bits” of making your government engagement happen.
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Government engagement – recalibrate and start with the vision

Jo Scard, Thursday, 13th June 2019 -  Now is the time for the sector to regroup and set some goals for a new government engagement strategy, writes Fifty Acres founder and CEO Jo Scard.

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