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‘The COVID-19 pandemic is seismic’: Community groups fear for survival

Luke Michael, Friday, 15th May 2020 - Many NFPs have been forced to cut staff amid a drop in fundraising levels Almost three quarters of Australia’s not-for-profit sector feels threatened by COVID-19, according…

COVID-19, charities and charity

David Crosbie, Thursday, 2nd April 2020 - We need to look after each other to look after ourselves, writes Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie.

“This is a moment in our shared humanity when we don’t know what happens

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‘Charities can be part of the solution’

David Crosbie, Thursday, 19th March 2020 - In an open letter to governments across Australia, David Crosbie and Tim Costello make seven suggestions as to how government can work more effectively with charities over the coming…

Australia steps down aid in Asia, as it steps up in the Pacific

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 18th February 2020 - Aid groups say funding cuts in Southeast Asia do not make sense from both a humanitarian and security standpoint The Australian government has been slammed for its “short-sighted”…

Australia urged to use aid reset to focus on the world’s most vulnerable

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 11th December 2019 - Almost 60 per cent of Australians want the nation’s aid budget to primarily serve those most in need, rather than focusing on Australia’s own interests Aid groups say the Morrison …

#GivingTuesday the day for good deeds, and an antidote to greed

Contributor, Thursday, 28th November 2019 - Hundreds of charities and not for profits have joined a fast-growing movement that’s emerging as a powerful antidote to end-of-year excess. Giving Tuesday, on 3 December, is set …

The refugee reality

Tim Costello, Tuesday, 30th July 2019 - In this extract from his new memoir, A Lot with A Little, activist Tim Costello reflects on the need for Australia to take our fair share of refugees and reject the language of the new …

Aussie bank bans credit card gambling to protect customers’ interests

Luke Michael, Monday, 1st July 2019 - Macquarie has become the first major Australian bank to ban the use of its credit cards for gambling, prompting calls for the big four banks to follow suit. From Monday, Macquarie will…

‘Bolt from the blue’: Sector welcomes bipartisan support for foreign aid

Luke Michael, Monday, 8th April 2019 - Foreign aid groups believe there is finally some good news on the horizon after a bipartisan parliamentary report called for Australia’s aid budget to be boosted over the next decade.…

‘It takes a village’ to help kids succeed in education

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 12th March 2019 - Charities are calling on Australians to play a greater role in the education of young people, warning of a $1 million cost to the community for each student not completing high school. …

Charities Warn Aid Cuts Are Diminishing Australia’s Regional Influence

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 11th April 2018 - Aid charities have warned that continuing cuts to Australia’s aid budget are diminishing the nation’s influence in the Pacific region, after it emerged Australia has fallen in the…

New Defence Export Strategy Slammed by Australia’s Aid Organisations

Wendy Williams, Monday, 29th January 2018 - The world does not need Australian weapons “adding fuel to the fire” according to CEOs of Australia’s leading humanitarian agencies, who have slammed the federal government’s new…

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