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Greens Stop ‘Grab-Bag of Social Sector Cuts’

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th December 2013 - Plans by the Federal Coalition Government to push significant changes on Social Services legislation through the Senate without scrutiny have been stopped by the Australian Greens,…

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Charities Bill Passes Through Senate

Staff Reporter, Friday, 28th June 2013 - The Statutory Definition of Charity Bill passed through the Senate on Thursday night which means the Not for Profit sector now has a single statute which clearly defines what is and…

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Report Calls for National Conversation on Palliative Care

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th October 2012 -
A report has been released into the state of palliative care in Australia. Photo: ecu.edu.au The Senate has released a long?awaited report into the state of palliative care…

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Charity Regulator Start Date In Doubt

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 13th September 2012 - The start date of Australia’s first charity regulator on October 1st is in doubt after the Greens announced their intention not to pass the establishing legislation without…

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TV Captioning Gets Go Ahead

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 26th June 2012 - New legislation to improve captioning on Australian television to assist the deaf and hearing impaired has passed the Australian Senate and has been welcomed by Not for Profit organisations…

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Petition Calls for Withdrawal of NT Intervention Legislation

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th March 2012 -
Photo courtesy standforfreedom.org.au The Not for Profit Stand For Freedom campaign, created by Our Generation in partnership with ANTaR, will deliver a petition to the Senate…

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Senate Inquiry Recommends Charity Commission

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 8th September 2010 - A Senate Committee report has called on the incoming government to increase transparency and accountability in the Not for Profit sector by establishing a national commission,…

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Senate Inquiry into Online Privacy

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th June 2010 - The Australian Greens have secured a Senate inquiry into online privacy in Australia that will seek the views of the community sector. The move follows recent concerns over privacy…

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