The federal opposition has outlined its proposed community sector policies, in a move welcomed by the sector.The Labor party has pledged to support a stronger, more diverse…
Should Labor be elected, Dr Andrew Leigh confirms they would revisit the frameworkLabor has defended its decision to work with the government to pass the political campaigners…
“This change represents an attack on charities, our democracy and the right to advocate for positive change.” Charities claim the government has “guillotined debate”…
Labor says it will work closely with the sector to reimagine a new Australia Charity leaders say a plan endorsed by the Australian Labor Party to strengthen the charities…
MP Andrew Leigh say the government “doesn’t seem to realise” the contribution that charities make, as Labor outlines its vision for a fairer society in its budget…
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,…
Labor has promised to restore the nation’s foreign aid budget if it wins the upcoming election, but aid groups say the opposition’s pledged increases still fall short of…
Labor says it will create a special fund to ensure any unspent National Disability Insurance Scheme money stays within the scheme. Opposition leader Bill Shorten said…
The Morrison government is standing by its appointees to the disability royal commission, despite Labor pledging to review two of the commissioners over conflicts of …
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…
Opposition leader Bill Shorten says an elected Labor government will introduce a living wage so no full-time worker lives in poverty, but community leaders say unemployed…
Foreign aid groups have welcomed a $32 million commitment by Labor for an avoidable blindness fund, which they hope will restore foreign aid cuts by the federal government…