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Charities Get Christmas Cash Boost

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th December 2013 -  The Queensland Government has handed out $400,000 to four of Australia’s most well-known charities for Christmas.

ACNC Replacement Unveiled

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th December 2013 -  Federal Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has revealed his plans for the Centre for Excellence that will replace the outgoing Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.

Dear Santa – Life on the Streets

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th December 2013 -  Melbourne Not for Profit organisation Youth Projects has unveiled a confronting Christmas themed community service announcement (CSA) that shines a spotlight on the harsh living conditions of Melbourne’s disadvantaged and homeless.

Charities Deserve Better Than the Regulation They’re Used To

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th December 2013 -  The Not for Profit sector deserves better than just a reversion back to the unacceptable regulatory environment the Productivity Commission identified in 2010, writes Liz Morgan, NFP Law expert from Justice Connect.

Drug Council Leaders Call for Reversal of “Axing”

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th December 2013 -  An open letter by former and current Presidents of the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia has called for urgent public support to help reverse the sudden and “outrageous” axing of the national peak body by the Federal Government.

Donors Want to See Charity Financials

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th December 2013 -  Three out of four adults in the UK would not donate to a charity which had failed to submit its financial accounts and returns to that country’s charity regulator, new research has found.

Good Pitches Make the Big Screen

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th December 2013 -  An international forum that brings together documentary filmmakers with Not for Profits to create films that are good for society has reached Australia.

Depression NFP Wins App Competition

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th December 2013 -  Depression Not for Profit, beyondblue, has received more than $40,000 to help develop a new mobile application as part of the Vodafone Foundation’s App Aid 2013 competition.

Consumer Disconnect on Animal Welfare – Survey

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th December 2013 -  New research welcomed by the Not for Profit sector has found that many Australians have not visited farms, have a shallow knowledge of modern animal production and are vague about key animal welfare considerations.

Extreme Heat Risk On Rise – Climate Council

Staff Reporter, Monday, 9th December 2013 -  Climate change is driving up the risk of fire danger weather, the Not for Profit Climate Council’s latest report on extreme weather says.

NFPs Address Senate Committee on Charity Legislation

Staff Reporter, Monday, 9th December 2013 -  Not for Profit leaders have told an urgently convened Senate Committee meeting in Canberra that Coalition Government plans to delay the start of new charities legislation puts future planning in jeopardy.
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