The resignation comes just weeks after Guide Dogs Victoria launched an internal investigation into the CEO’s election campaigning.Karen Hayes AM has resigned from her…
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…
“Those responsible for running charities need to be confident that they comply with the ACNC’s governance standards.”The board of Guide Dogs Victoria has launched an …
We speak to sector leaders to find out what the for-purpose sector would like to see in the federal budget and where they think the priorities should lie.With a federal election…
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Today, publishers across Australia – including Pro Bono News – are joining forces to shine a light on the obscene power imbalance…
After years of austerity, a pandemic and a recession, the 2021 federal budget has provided much-welcomed, and much-needed, investment in the care economy. But advocates…
We take a look at the social sector’s wishlist for the 2021 federal budgetIt’s only been seven months since the Morrison government delivered the 2020 federal budget, which…
Neil Pharaoh looks at the spin, the substance and the impact for our sector of Tuesday’s budget. The headlines of this budget are around the substantial tax cuts, and “business…
The federal government spent $4.6 billion less on the National Disability Insurance Scheme than expected because of delays getting people into the program, new budget…
The expected theme behind Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s first budget, to be handed down on Tuesday, is a stronger economy and a secure future. But what does that mean for the…
The Morrison government has appointed a new minister for charities, Senator Zed Seselja, who previously expressed a desire to improve government relations with the sector.…
The $443.8 million grant given to a small Great Barrier Reef charity has come under increasing scrutiny at a Senate inquiry, with revelations no environment department…