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Senate urged to ‘stand up’ for charities

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 10th August 2021 - Time is slowly running out for charities to secure support for a disallowance motion that would stop controversial new regulations coming into effect Major charities have published…

‘They are not just an attack on charities. They are an attack on democracy.’

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 4th August 2021 - The charity sector has 15 days to secure support for a disallowance motion to prevent controversial changes to governance standards becoming law, after the regulations were tabled…

‘There’s no need for these regulations’ – Charities fear changes to governance standards will have a negative effect

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 27th July 2021 - Nearly one in six charities believe they could have faced deregistration in the past year if the controversial new regime had been in place Almost two thirds of Australian charities…

Liberal senator speaks out against government crackdown on charities

Luke Michael, Monday, 19th July 2021 - Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has echoed concerns from the charity sector A conservative Liberal senator has expressed concerns over the federal government’s plan to amend…

How will the proposed changes to governance standards affect you? We want to know.

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 15th July 2021 - Charities are being encouraged to take part in a survey on the impacts of the government’s proposed changes With only three weeks to go until the government tables the regulation, …

The government is clamping down on charities – and it could have a chilling effect on peaceful protest

Krystian Seibert, Tuesday, 6th July 2021 - There is no clear evidence that new regulations intended to crack down on “illegal behaviour” are even needed, writes Krystian Seibert, who explains what the proposed regulations…

New reforms to simplify financial reporting for more than 5,000 charities

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 1st July 2021 - The changes will save small and medium charities thousands of dollars a year Financial reporting thresholds for small and medium charities registered with the Australian Charities…

‘The average charity is about as likely to engage in illegal activism as the average person is to commit murder’

Andrew Leigh, Wednesday, 30th June 2021 - Shadow Assistant Minister for Charities Andrew Leigh takes aim at the federal government’s most recent “war on charities”. If you listen to the Morrison government talk about activist…

Charities still wary of updated plan to change governance standards

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 29th June 2021 - The government says new laws will not impose a burden on charities already obeying the law The federal government has made changes to its controversial proposal to amend charitable…

Charities use full-page ad to condemn proposed regulations

Luke Michael, Thursday, 24th June 2021 - “These regulations must be abandoned. The work of Australia’s charities should not be stifled when the country needs us the most” The social sector’s campaign against plans to change…

It’s time.

David Crosbie, Thursday, 17th June 2021 - Every charity that wants to advocate for their community should now be thinking about developing an election action plan, writes David Crosbie. There will be an election in Australia…

ACNC head says ‘very few’ charities are acting illegally despite crackdown

Luke Michael, Thursday, 10th June 2021 - Amid the Morrison’s government’s push to crackdown on the issue of “activist” charities, the charities commissioner says current data does not suggest this is a problem The charities…

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