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Not for Profits Grill Assistant Treasurer

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 9th April 2015 - The Abbott Government has been accused of trying to silence Not for Profits as Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg faced a grilling from the sector at a national forum.

ACNC Urged to Investigate Church of Scientology

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 9th April 2015 - Independent South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has called on the national charity regulator to urgently investigate the operations of the Church of Scientology in Australia.

Govt Targets PAFs & Fringe Benefits Tax

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 9th April 2015 - The Abbott Government has announced changes to the way Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs) will be wound up and how the philanthropic funds can distribute their assets.

Opinion

Google Tax Debate Pits Corporate ‘Thieves’ Against State Sovereignty

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 8th April 2015 - Ahead of today’s Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance, Carl Rhodes, Professor of Management and Organisation Studies at Macquarie University, breaks down how we're likely to see state power and sovereignty come into direct conflict with corp

Call for Safeguards for Students with Disability

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 - A national safeguards regime needs to be established, as part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme rollout, to protect school students with disabilities from restrictive practices, according to the Federal Government.

Govt Tendering Inquiry Submissions Call for Significant Change

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 - The Senate Inquiry into the Federal Government’s community service tendering processes by the Department of Social Services received 84 submissions by the March closing date - all suggesting the process needs significant change.

Government Looks to India to Help Close the Gap

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 - Could India hold the key to improving the lives of people living in Australia’s disadvantaged Indigenous communities? The Abbott Government thinks so.

Environmental Organisations Under ‘Attack’

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 - Environmental organisations have described a national inquiry into their ability to receive tax deductible donations as an attack on their efforts to protect the environment.

NFPs Caution on Human Services ‘Competition’

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 - The Not for Profit sector has cautioned on a recommendation to extend competition policy into human services as a priority in the Final Report of the Competition Policy Review released by the Federal Government.

ACOSS Push on Indexation of Pensions

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 - Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service has called on the Federal Parliament to reject the plan to lower the indexation of pensions and instead focus on eligibility for the part-pension - a move that already appears to be gaining

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