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Peppercorn Leases and Other Leases With Significantly Below-market Terms and Conditions

Contributor, Thursday, 29th November 2018 - With not for profits struggling to come to grips with the concept of valuing peppercorn leases and other leases with significantly below-market terms and conditions, HLB Mann Judd…

Australian Aid Review Uncovers Abuse in Sector

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 22nd November 2018 - An independent review into sexual misconduct in the Australian aid sector has found 76 alleged incidents of sexual misconduct by aid workers over a three year period, with children…

Drought Charities Welcome ACNC Probe Following Online Abuse

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 7th November 2018 - The two drought relief charities at the centre of a charity watchdog inquiry say they are confident the millions of dollars donated to vulnerable farmers are being managed appropriately. …

Minister Rejects Charity Boss’s Claim That Acknowledgement of Country May Signal Bias

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 7th November 2018 - The Indigenous Affairs Minister, Nigel Scullion, has dismissed claims by the the head of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Dr Gary Johns, that including…

A Market by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet

Dr Gary Johns, Monday, 5th November 2018 - In response to a recent opinion piece in Pro Bono News, head of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) Dr Gary Johns, explains why a charity marketplace is…

Opinion

Who Wants to Commodify Charities?

David Crosbie, Thursday, 25th October 2018 - The core role of the charities regulator should not be diminished by ill-informed attempts to develop a nebulous marketplace for which there are few, if any, customers, writes Community…

Charity Scams on the Rise in Australia

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 24th October 2018 - Australians have lost more than $320,000 to charity fraud this year as scammers increasingly turn to creating fake charities or impersonating real ones. The Australian Competition…

Calls to Remove Charity Status of Abusive Organisations

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 23rd October 2018 - Charities involved in institutional abuse that fail to enter the national redress scheme should lose their charitable status, abuse survivors say amid the prime minister’s national…

Religious Freedom Review Calls to Amend Charities Act

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 16th October 2018 - Religious charities advocating traditional marriage would be protected from losing their charitable status under a leaked recommendation from the federal government’s religious…

ACNC Website Gets a Revamp

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 15th October 2018 - The updated Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission website is being met with positive feedback from the sector, after a four day website closure to fix speed and accessibility…

‘In Australia’ – What Does It Mean and How Does It Affect You?

Contributor, Thursday, 27th September 2018 - The definition of “in Australia” could have a significant impact on whether a not for profit continues to qualify for DGR status, writes Mariana von Lucken from HLB Mann Judd Sydney.…

New Deal Sees Red Tape Cut For NSW Charities

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 11th September 2018 - The red tape burden for charities in New South Wales is set to be slashed, with an agreement between the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and NSW Fair Trading…

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