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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 …

Coalition and Labor 2019 election policies relating to the NFP sector: A story of insiders

Bronwen Dalton, Thursday, 16th May 2019 - UTS Associate Professor Bronwen Dalton offers a comprehensive comparison of election policies and promises related to the not-for-profit sector, alongside questions over how…

Who’ll get there first?

Jo Scard, Thursday, 16th May 2019 - In elections it’s never over until you get there, writes Fifty Acres founder and chief executive officer Jo Scard. If you’ve been watching the election goings on, as I have, we will …

Compare the pair: key policy offerings from Labor and the Coalition in the 2019 federal election

Contributor, Tuesday, 14th May 2019 - With the election less than a week away, Andrew Donegan and Emil Jeyaratnam provide a quick guide to the major policy announcements and promises from the two major parties, in this …

‘We should be able to remove those situations which are making us vulnerable’

Lisa Needham, Tuesday, 14th May 2019 - With the country set to head to the polls this week, audio producer Lisa Needham spends a day with mother, campaigner and wheelchair user Nicole as she travels around Melbourne, to …

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.…

Social sector demands climate action on the eve of the election

Luke Michael, Friday, 10th May 2019 - A coalition of community groups is demanding all political parties commit to strong action on climate change, arguing that people living in poverty are hit hardest by the climate …

What co-ops and mutuals want: To create an enterprising nation

Melina Morrison, Thursday, 9th May 2019 - Now is the time to rebuild and maintain public trust in business, writes Melina Morrison, CEO of the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM), as part of a series of articles…

What social enterprise wants: To be more widely embraced

Margaret OBrien, Tuesday, 7th May 2019 - Social enterprise has been missing in action from the 2019 federal election, writes Young Change Agents co-founder and CEO Margaret O’Brien, as part of a series of articles looking…

Policy boldness needed to encourage philanthropy

Krystian Seibert, Thursday, 2nd May 2019 - Krystian Seibert does a deep dive into Philanthropy Australia’s policy priorities, ahead of the upcoming election. On 15 April, Philanthropy Australia launched its Policy Priorities…

What do you want to ask the major parties about the future of the Australian charities and NFP sector?

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 2nd May 2019 - The charity sector is being given a chance to put their questions directly to Australia’s politicians in the lead up to the next election. For each of the last two federal elections …

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