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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…

‘They don’t see eye-to-eye’: Leadership turmoil engulfs the ACNC

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 16th April 2019 - The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has been rocked by a disastrous Senate estimates appearance that has laid bare a major leadership rift over the direction…

Fix Fundraising Frustrated by Senate Report

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 18th February 2019 - The coalition of peak bodies campaigning to fix state fundraising laws have welcomed the release of a Senate committee report into fundraising, but says it feels frustrated and concerned…

Staff Survey Reveals High Staff Engagement in UK Charity Commission

Luke Michael, Thursday, 31st January 2019 - Staff engagement in the UK Charity Commission has reached its highest level in 10 years, according to results from the 2018 Civil Service people survey. The Charity Commission published…

Charity Advocates Ask – What is Dr Gary Johns Hiding?

Luke Michael, Friday, 25th January 2019 - Labor is demanding that the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission publicly release results from its staff surveys, with the opposition and sector leaders concerned…

Banning Foreign Donations Without Hurting Charities

Contributor, Monday, 26th November 2018 - When foreign cash pollutes our polity, charities lose, writes Labor MP Andrew Leigh and Senator Don Farrell, who explain how it proved possible to ban foreign donations without silencing…

Minister Rejects Charity Boss’s Claim That Acknowledgement of Country May Signal Bias

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 7th November 2018 - The Indigenous Affairs Minister, Nigel Scullion, has dismissed claims by the the head of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Dr Gary Johns, that including…

Australia Has an Inequality Problem, Says Andrew Leigh

Luke Michael, Monday, 15th October 2018 - Australia has an inequality problem and needs to give employees more power to help fix flatlining wages, Labor MP Andrew Leigh says. But Jobs Minister Kelly O’Dwyer has attacked the…

Zed Seselja Appointed New Minister for Charities

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 4th September 2018 - 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. But …

What Will a Morrison Government Mean for the Charity Sector?

Luke Michael, Friday, 24th August 2018 - Charities will have to hit the reset button on government relations under new Prime Minister Scott Morrison, sector advocates say, as the fallout from the Liberal Party’s leadership…

Charity Sector Welcomes Release of ACNC Review

Luke Michael, Thursday, 23rd August 2018 - The charity sector has welcomed the release of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission legislation review, which says the sector needs a single national scheme…

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