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ACT To Tackle Illegal Charity Bin Dumping

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th September 2013 -  In a bid to combat the illegal dumping of charity donations, the ACT Government has met with charities to finalise its Code of Practice for the Management of Charity Bins on Public Land…

NFP Election Debate Heads to Canberra

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th August 2013 -  The future of the Australian Not for Profit sector will be debated by Federal politicians in a National Press Club pre-election forum in Canberra on Friday organised by peak body,…

NGO Leaders Unite for Disadvantaged Students

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th April 2013 -  Fifteen of Australia's leading non-government community organisations have united for the first time to sign an open letter to COAG calling on State, Territory and Federal…

Opinion

Current Super Concessions Favour the Wealthy – So Why Aren’t We Supporting Reform?

Staff Reporter, Friday, 8th February 2013 -  This article is by John Passant, a tutor at Australian National University in Canberra. It was first published by The Conversation. It is republished here under CreativeCommons …

Refugee Council Warns on Manus Island Detention

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 5th February 2013 - 
Picture: www.naharnet.com The Refugee Council of Australia has called on the Federal Government to act on a UNHCR report which warns of significant inadequacies in the transfer…

NFPs Want Poor and Vulnerable the Focus for Election 2013

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 31st January 2013 -  Not For Profits have welcomed the Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement of the upcoming Federal election on September 14 but have called on leaders to focus on the poor…

Volunteering Australia Re-Emerges

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th November 2012 -  The nation’s peak volunteer organisation Volunteering Australia has held its first Annual General Meeting under its new constitution, co-opting President Paul Lynch to…

Greens Amendments Seal ACNC Fate

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st November 2012 -  The Australian Greens amendments to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission Bill (ACNC) which passed through both Houses of Federal Parliament have sealed the…

Opinion

Making a National Disability Insurance Scheme Real

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st November 2012 -  OPINION: As the Federal Government prepares to release its draft legislation to establish the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny …

Govt Moves on Indigenous Constitutional Recognition

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th September 2012 - 
Photo courtesy: youmeunity.org.au The Gillard Government will ask Parliament to pass an Act of Recognition acknowledging the unique and special place of Indigenous Australians.…

Govt Moves to Ban NFP Gag Clauses

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 19th September 2012 - 
The Federal Government is set to introduce legislation to ban gag clauses.
Photo: aph.gov.au Legislation will be introduced to ban gag clauses in Commonwealth contracts with the…

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