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The new political power emerging in the COVID storm

Neil Pharaoh, Wednesday, 8th April 2020 - Is your social purpose organisation part of the Old Guard or the New Guard? Depending on which side of the line you sit, you could stand to win or lose in a post-COVID lobbying era, writes…

What can the social purpose sector learn from industry associations?

Neil Pharaoh, Tuesday, 10th March 2020 - Neil Pharaoh shares three things which make industry associations highly effective in their campaigning and advocacy. Almost every social purpose organisation I speak to is quick…

Electoral Commission ruling an advocacy blow for Queensland charities

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 4th March 2020 - The decision only adds to the advocacy issues facing the state’s NFP sector Queensland charities receiving donations from property developers may lose their right to advocate under…

Community’s fight for the Bight pays off

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 26th February 2020 - “This is an incredible win for people power and nature,” Greenpeace CEO says Norwegian oil company Equinor is abandoning plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight, following…

Are we outsourcing social policy to royal commissions?

Neil Pharaoh, Tuesday, 25th February 2020 - For the social purpose sector, available opportunities to influence and guide the process of a royal commission are much narrower than in broader public advocacy. But fear not. Neil…

430 million reasons why the social sector needs to ‘up its game’ with federal Parliament

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 11th February 2020 - Which sectors donated the most money to political parties last year and what does this mean for social sector advocacy? Neil Pharaoh breaks it down in a new fortnightly column focusing…

Smear campaign against green activists, anti-protest laws and media restrictions in Australia

Robyn Gulliver, Thursday, 6th February 2020 - In an illuminating new article, CIVICUS Monitor highlights why Australia’s civic space rating was recently downgraded to “narrowed”. In recent months, the prime minister…

It’s time for the charity sector to invest in its capacity to shape the public policy agenda

Joe Zabar, Tuesday, 21st January 2020 - The not-for-profit sector must extend a hand to the Australian Public Service as it undertakes its journey of reform. Our first task is to invest in our capacity to undertake policy…

Charitable advocacy comes under threat in Queensland

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 15th January 2020 - The Human Rights Law Centre says proposed legislation would silence charities A Queensland government bill limiting political donations and election spending will stifle charitable…

Five times Australian charities made a difference through advocacy in 2019

Luke Michael, Monday, 16th December 2019 - As 2019 draws to a close, we look back at five major reforms that were made possible only through strong charitable advocacy. Advocacy is an essential function of charities and a …

The best country in the world… but not for activism

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 5th December 2019 - New research reveals Australia’s civil society is under increasing threat Media raids and the introduction of data surveillance laws have seen Australia’s civic rating downgraded,…

Crackdown on advocacy charities in Germany part of global trend

Wendy Williams, Friday, 29th November 2019 - German Holocaust survivors’ organisation loses charity status A crackdown on advocacy charities in Germany is part of a disturbing trend happening globally, advocates …

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