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News Shorts: New national disadvantage centre and loans for female-focused enterprises

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Monday, 12th December 2022 - A wrap of key news items you need to know this month. Over 500 charities lose registration The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has revoked the registration…

Exclusive: Governance standard three “unnecessary”, says HOOC

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 15th August 2022 - Hands Off Our Charities noted five main concerns about governance standard three in its submission to the ACNC’s Regulations 2022. Hands Off Our Charities (HOOC) has again called…

Social sector endures another COVID-filled year, but continues to drive change – 2021 in review

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 21st December 2021 - As we enter the final stages of 2021, Luke Michael looks back at the key moments that shaped the social sector this year. In last year’s review, we wrote that no one could have predicted…

Senate backs charities in disallowing proposed ACNC changes

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 26th November 2021 - Charities said the proposed changes threatened to shut down organisations for speaking out, or for taking part in protest The sector is celebrating a win for advocacy following the…

New charity regulations could cost sector $150 million

Luke Michael, Monday, 11th October 2021 - “Not only will these changes crack down on the free speech of charities across Australia, the burdensome red tape will affect service delivery” The federal government’s proposed…

Liberal-led committee rails against government advocacy crackdown

Luke Michael, Monday, 4th October 2021 - The committee believes a proposal to change governance standards may infringe on a charity’s implied freedom of political communication Charity advocates are pushing to have …

Global Citizen’s advocacy given green light by tribunal

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 21st September 2021 - Charity leaders say advocacy is a key part of a charities mission A decision by the charities commission to deny a global anti-poverty charity access to public benevolent status …

Senate urged to ‘stand up’ for charities

David Crosbie, Tuesday, 10th August 2021 - Time is slowly running out for charities to secure support for a disallowance motion that would stop controversial new regulations coming into effect Major charities have published…

‘They are not just an attack on charities. They are an attack on democracy.’

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 4th August 2021 - The charity sector has 15 days to secure support for a disallowance motion to prevent controversial changes to governance standards becoming law, after the regulations were tabled…

‘There's no need for these regulations’ – Charities fear changes to governance standards will have a negative effect

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 27th July 2021 - Nearly one in six charities believe they could have faced deregistration in the past year if the controversial new regime had been in place Almost two thirds of Australian charities…

Charities turn to UN for help amid advocacy battle

Luke Michael, Thursday, 22nd July 2021 - The Fred Hollows Foundation, Oxfam and Anglicare are among the charities that have petitioned the UN for support The charity sector is calling on the United Nations to “take urgent…

Liberal senator speaks out against government crackdown on charities

Luke Michael, Monday, 19th July 2021 - Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has echoed concerns from the charity sector A conservative Liberal senator has expressed concerns over the federal government’s plan to amend…

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