Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 15th August 2022 - Hands Off Our Charities noted five main concerns about governance standard three in its submission to the ACNC’s Regulations 2022.Hands Off Our Charities (HOOC) has again called…
Ray Yoshida, Thursday, 28th July 2022 - In part four of our Dear Commissioner series, Ray Yoshida of the Hands Off Our Charities alliance, which represents over 100 organisations, asks the new head of the ACNC to end a climate…
Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 6th July 2022 - Advocates have issued a call to action for charities to protect the right to protest before it’s too late.The right to protest is under threat again in multiple states.Tasmania is …
Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 9th May 2022 - What’s right and what’s wrong when it comes to advocating as a charity during election time?Elections have a way of focusing purpose, and for many charities the time to advocate for…
Maggie Coggan, Monday, 4th April 2022 - magA coalition of community and advocacy groups say new laws are incompatible with the democratic right to protest and fundamental civil liberties.
The NSW parliament has passed…
Wendy Williams, Thursday, 2nd December 2021 - “This change represents an attack on charities, our democracy and the right to advocate for positive change.” Charities claim the government has “guillotined debate” after the…
Maggie Coggan, Friday, 26th November 2021 - Charities said the proposed changes threatened to shut down organisations for speaking out, or for taking part in protestThe sector is celebrating a win for advocacy following the…
David Crosbie, Tuesday, 23rd November 2021 - Advocates believe the amendments need more scrutiny and considerationCharities have been blindsided by new amendments to the federal government’s political campaigners bill,…
Luke Michael, Monday, 11th October 2021 - “Not only will these changes crack down on the free speech of charities across Australia, the burdensome red tape will affect service delivery”The federal government’s proposed…
Luke Michael, Monday, 4th October 2021 - The committee believes a proposal to change governance standards may infringe on a charity’s implied freedom of political communication Charity advocates are pushing to have …
Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 4th August 2021 - The charity sector has 15 days to secure support for a disallowance motion to prevent controversial changes to governance standards becoming law, after the regulations were tabled…
David Crosbie, Thursday, 24th June 2021 - “These regulations must be abandoned. The work of Australia’s charities should not be stifled when the country needs us the most”The social sector’s campaign against plans to change…