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Can civil society help Australia meet its SDGs?

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 13th November 2019 - Australia is not on track to meet its Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030 Charities can play a role in meeting Australia’s Sustainable Development Goal commitments, …

Why Australia needs more noisy charities!

David Crosbie, Thursday, 7th November 2019 - Within the free speech dialogue, there are few groups more important than charities, writes Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie. Governments generally dislike noisy…

Our saving grace

David Crosbie, Thursday, 26th September 2019 - To be effective, you have to say no to some things, give yourself permission to not do everything, and to not do everything you do well, writes Community Council for Australia CEO David…

Charities top community perceptions of leadership for the public good

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 25th September 2019 - Australia’s perception of charities is on the rise, according to new research cementing charities as the nation’s highest rated institution. Researchers at Swinburne University…

Government response to ACNC review ‘coming soon’

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 3rd September 2019 - The sector could have to wait until next year for a response to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission review, says the assistant minister for charities. In an interview…

Charities are critical to Australia’s future prosperity

David Crosbie, Thursday, 29th August 2019 - This week a new report and a respected senior public servant have both highlighted that social inclusion is a key to future growth in prosperity in Australia. Social inclusion is not…

Government under pressure to take action on fundraising reform

Luke Michael, Thursday, 15th August 2019 - Labor has vowed to keep pressure on the Morrison government to urgently fix fundraising laws, warning that continued inaction is costing charities millions of dollars in red tape. …

Leadership index reveals public distrust in NFP sector

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 24th July 2019 - Australians hold a negative view of the not-for-profit sector because of public distrust in religious organisations and trade unions, new research shows. Swinburne University…

Hey – look over here!

David Crosbie, Wednesday, 17th July 2019 - Charities are too important to be relegated to the bottom of the government priorities pile, writes Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie, reflecting on Prime Minister…

Coalition missing as Labor and Greens champion charities

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 14th May 2019 - There was an empty chair on stage at the pre-election forum on Friday after the Coalition failed to provide somebody to participate in a discussion which put charity policy in the spotlight.…

ALP pledges to be champions of the charity sector

Luke Michael, Thursday, 18th April 2019 - Labor MP Andrew Leigh has vowed an ALP government will “end the war on charities” and strengthen the role of the charities commission, while continuing to put pressure on controversial…

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