Wendy Williams, Thursday, 1st June 2017 - The inaugural commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Susan Pascoe AM will step aside when her term finishes in September amid renewed concerns…
David Crosbie, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 - The federal budget of so called “fairness” has in some ways reset the government’s priorities and reflects the influence the charity sector can have through effective advocacy, …
David Crosbie, Thursday, 27th April 2017 - Our Australian “values” need to be grounded in the reality of life in Australian communities and not just a list of words we agree to, writes David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council…
Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 5th April 2017 -
Australia’s charity fundraising regulations “are a mess” costing the sector tens of millions of dollars in lost productivity, according to an open letter presented to the prime…
David Crosbie, Thursday, 30th March 2017 - Minister Dutton and the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Register of Environmental Organisations have done civil society a service by encouraging us to think about our purpose and…
David Crosbie, Thursday, 2nd March 2017 - The charities sector has experienced unprecedented growth over the last decade, but there is increasing evidence that the trend upwards is at best levelling out and at worst starting…
David Crosbie, Thursday, 16th February 2017 - If Australia wants impact investing to work better, the charity sector needs to be actively involved in the critical discussions, including the current government consultation…
David Crosbie, Thursday, 2nd February 2017 - If we want to trump Trump, the charities and not-for-profit sector needs to be much more active and effective in telling its stories, writes David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council…
Wendy Williams, Thursday, 22nd December 2016 - As we come to the end of year there is a growing consensus on social media that 2016 will be entered into the history books as one of the worst years ever. But this year has also brought it’s…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 22nd December 2016 -
In the midst of some serious reflections on 2016 and the recent release of the Community Council for Australia’s campaign for the “Australia We Want” comes a Christmas carol with a…
David Crosbie, Thursday, 20th October 2016 - The first Australia We Want report, to be released next week, will set some very import benchmarks towards measuring our progress, but with a challenge to move beyond imagining and…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 20th October 2016 -
With over 54,000 charities currently registered in Australia the national charity regulator has been wrestling with the question of whether there are too many charities and decided…