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‘We should be able to remove those situations which are making us vulnerable’

Lisa Needham, Tuesday, 14th May 2019 -  With the country set to head to the polls this week, audio producer Lisa Needham spends a day with mother, campaigner and wheelchair user Nicole as she travels around Melbourne, to

Coalition missing as Labor and Greens champion charities

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 14th May 2019 -  There was an empty chair on stage at the pre-election forum on Friday after the Coalition failed to provide somebody to participate in a discussion which put charity policy in the spotlight.

Social sector demands climate action on the eve of the election

Luke Michael, Friday, 10th May 2019 -  A coalition of community groups is demanding all political parties commit to strong action on climate change, arguing that people living in poverty are hit hardest by the climate

What co-ops and mutuals want: To create an enterprising nation

Melina Morrison, Thursday, 9th May 2019 -  Now is the time to rebuild and maintain public trust in business, writes Melina Morrison, CEO of the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM), as part of a series of articles

What social enterprise wants: To be more widely embraced

Margaret OBrien, Tuesday, 7th May 2019 -  aSocial enterprise has been missing in action from the 2019 federal election, writes Young Change Agents co-founder and CEO Margaret O’Brien, as part of a series of articles looking

Policy boldness needed to encourage philanthropy

Krystian Seibert, Thursday, 2nd May 2019 -  Krystian Seibert does a deep dive into Philanthropy Australia’s policy priorities, ahead of the upcoming election. On 15 April, Philanthropy Australia launched its Policy Priorities

What impact investing wants: For the incoming government to up the ante

Sally McCutchan, Thursday, 2nd May 2019 -  Australians need a government that recognises the critical role of private capital and looks to scale impact investing, writes Sally McCutchan, CEO and executive director of Impact

What do you want to ask the major parties about the future of the Australian charities and NFP sector?

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 2nd May 2019 -  The charity sector is being given a chance to put their questions directly to Australia’s politicians in the lead up to the next election. For each of the last two federal elections

Are we there yet? Well, almost

Jo Scard, Thursday, 2nd May 2019 -  Early voting may have a significant impact on democracy, but there are still two and a half weeks to have a say, writes Jo Scard from Fifty Acres. The sad thing about elections is that

Volunteering gets half a million dollar funding boost

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 1st May 2019 -  The volunteering sector has received a pre-election funding gift from the federal government worth almost $500,000. Social Services Minister Paul Fletcher announced half a million

Coalition promises to support charities and the NDIS… but won’t budge on Newstart

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 30th April 2019 -  The Coalition government says it strongly supports the charity sector and has promised the National Disability Insurance Scheme will always be fully funded, as it seeks re-election

What volunteering wants: For the voluntary workforce to be valued and invested in

Adrienne Picone, Tuesday, 30th April 2019 -  It is time for our political leaders to recognise the varying skills, abilities and value of Australia’s diverse volunteering community and appropriately invest and support this
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