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Now is our chance to build back better for regional Australia. Co-ops and mutuals can play a leading role

Melina Morrison, Monday, 17th August 2020 -  Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals CEO Melina Morrison looks at how air travel and local news could benefit from a little more cooperation and shares examples from Canada

Advocates say it’s time to adopt a Canadian-style refugee program

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 16th June 2020 -  Community leaders believe current programs fail to encourage widespread community participation in the welcoming and supporting of refugees The Australian government is being

Collective impact – When theory becomes practice

Andrew Curtis, Thursday, 12th December 2019 -  Dr Andrew Curtis from The Dragonfly Collective sums up how collective impact works in practice – in this case in Canada. Back in 2014 I started a short-term piece of work with a small

Canadians throw their support behind socially responsible businesses

Luke Michael, Monday, 18th November 2019 -  A new report says Canadians are deeply loyal to companies that are connected to the community Half of Canadian workers considered their employer’s reputation for charitable and

The best countries for social entrepreneurs revealed

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 6th November 2019 -  Experts believe Australia is the world’s most improved nation for social entrepreneurs Australia is the second best country in the world to be a social entrepreneur, a new report

Why Canada’s environmental charities are afraid to talk about climate change during the election

Contributor, Monday, 9th September 2019 -  Elections Canada is muzzling public outreach by charities about the climate crisis, just when it has never been more urgent for the public to understand it, writes environmental

‘The time for real change has come’: Canadian government urged to rebuild relationship with charities

Luke Michael, Thursday, 27th June 2019 -  Canada’s charity sector has suffered from “benign neglect” for too long and desperately needs meaningful policy reform, a federal Senate committee has warned. The Special Senate

Impact investing – Tokenism and words no longer enough

David Crosbie, Thursday, 20th June 2019 -  The Australian government has put its toe in the water of impact investing but we’re falling behind countries like the UK and Canada where governments have made significant investments

Government Backdown Signals Major Advocacy Win for Canadian Charities

Luke Michael, Thursday, 7th February 2019 -  The Canadian government has dropped its appeal of a court ruling that scrapped the limit on the political activities of a charity. The Ontario Superior Court ruled last July that legislation

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 last

Canadian Government Charity Court Appeal Questioned

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 20th August 2018 -  The Canadian government is appealing a court ruling that scraps the limit on the political activities of a charity, despite pledging to abolish limitations on charities’ non-partisan

Canadian Court Protects Charities’ Political Activity

Paul Carter, Monday, 23rd July 2018 -  A Canadian court’s decision protecting the tax benefits and political activity of a particular charity could inform debate in Australia on charitable advocacy, politics and regulation.
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