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Challenge to Government on Stroke Funding

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 1st March 2016 - Australians are being denied the latest advancements in stroke treatment, with hospitals ill-equipped to deliver around the clock access to lifesaving surgery, according to the Stroke Foundation.

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Cutting Red Tape to Save Charities $29 Million

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 23rd February 2016 - Cutting red tape could save Australian charities up to $29 million, according to a new report released by the national charity regulator and Deloitte Access Economics. The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) said that…

Suppression of NFP Advocacy Damages Democracy – Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd February 2016 - A new report has called on federal and state governments to stop using funding levers, ranging from gag clauses in funding agreements to targeted funding cuts, to suppress advocacy and criticism from community organisations. The…

ACNC Investigates Wrongly Identified Charities

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd February 2016 - The national charity regulator has launched a project to contact Not for Profits that have wrongly been assessing themselves as Basic Religious Charities. The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) said as many as 460…

Government’s Changes Could ‘Undermine Philanthropy’

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 23rd February 2016 - The Turnbull Government has been warned against changing the minimum annual distribution required by philanthropic funds. The Community Council for Australia (CCA) has written to Assistant Treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer to respond to proposed changes to…

Government Chooses Transition to Work Organisations

Staff Reporter, Monday, 22nd February 2016 - The Turnbull Government has revealed a further 19 organisations that will help young people and early school leavers become ready for work under the second round of the new Transition to Work program. Minister for…

Government Should Tackle Youth Unemployment – Mission Australia

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 22nd February 2016 - Youth unemployment in Australia remains “unacceptably high” according to one of the country’s largest community service organisations. In its pre-budget submission, Mission Australia called for the creation of better pathways for disadvantaged young people to…

NFP Input into Australia’s Humanitarian Program

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 18th February 2016 - The community sector has been called on to make submissions on the planning and development of Australia’s Humanitarian Program for 2016-17 – resettling refugees who arrive “lawfully” in Australia. But the Federal Government’s program does…

Australia’s First Carbon Neutral Charity

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 18th February 2016 - A South Australian Not for Profit has become the first charity in Australia to be certified as carbon neutral by the Federal Government. Uniting Communities, which provides a range of community services including aged…

Budget Must Support Community Services

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 16th February 2016 - Australia’s peak welfare body has called on the Turnbull Government to set a new course with its upcoming budget and sustain essential community services. In its official submission to the Federal Budget, the Australian Council…

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