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Banning Foreign Donations Without Hurting Charities

Contributor, Monday, 26th November 2018 - When foreign cash pollutes our polity, charities lose, writes Labor MP Andrew Leigh and Senator Don Farrell, who explain how it proved possible to ban foreign donations without silencing…

Opinion

Reflections on the Electoral Bill Debate

Krystian Seibert, Tuesday, 20th November 2018 - Krystian Seibert reflects on the foreign donations bill that recently passed the Senate, and explains how a reasonable and sensible policy outcome was achieved. Last Friday, the…

Canada Set to Remove Limit on Charities’ Non-partisan Political Activities

Luke Michael, Monday, 29th October 2018 - The Canadian government’s move to broaden the freedom of expression for charities has been labelled a win for the nation’s charitable sector. The government issued a motion …

Dentistry for a Cause

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 8th October 2018 - Dr Sonia Sonia is not your typical dentist, volunteering and now starting her own charity putting her professional skills to use to help those affected by family violence. She is this…

Disability Advocacy in NSW Under Threat

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 3rd October 2018 - Disability advocacy groups in New South Wales face an uncertain future, with the state government set to cut all advocacy funding leaving a gap in support for the disability community. …

Toolkit Taking Women’s Advocacy to Next Level

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 27th September 2018 - Gender equality advocates say a guide on how to lobby women’s issues to parliamentarians will help take advocacy to the next level. The toolkit, released last Thursday,…

Catholic Education Charity Defends By-Election Advocacy

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 31st July 2018 - A Catholic education charity which criticised the Turnbull government’s schools funding policy during a by-election campaign is confident it has not breached charity laws, …

It Is All About the Purpose, Not the Activity

David Crosbie, Thursday, 19th July 2018 - When it comes to investigating the Catholic Education Melbourne, nothing seen in the last few days suggests the ACNC is doing anything other than what a good regulator should do, writes…

State and Territory Electoral Laws Can Be Just as Stifling for Charities

Krystian Seibert, Tuesday, 17th July 2018 - It’s important that charities and civil society organisations turn their attention to state and territory electoral laws, writes Krystian Seibert. Since the end of last year,…

Australia’s Charity Sector Needs A Rebrand

Emma Lang, Thursday, 5th July 2018 - Mobilising public support on a confused sector brand, will not serve your cause. Particularly as conservative politics comes at advocacy, writes Emma Lang. Some big wins last week.…

Effective Charity Involves a Balancing Act

Krystian Seibert, Tuesday, 19th June 2018 - At a time when our society feels out of balance, Australia needs charities which are not only effective but also confident in who they are, writes Krystian Seibert. In many ways our …

Charity Sector Draws ‘Line in the Sand’ with Foreign Interference Legislation

Luke Michael, Friday, 15th June 2018 - The Australian charity sector has “drawn a line in the sand” and demanded that any foreign interference legislation meets a number of principles to protect issues-based advocacy.…

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