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Religious Discrimination Bill is a mess that risks privileging people of faith above all others

Contributor, Monday, 2nd September 2019 - The idea behind the Religious Discrimination Bill is a good one, but the draft goes too far, write Liam Elphick and Alice Taylor, in this article first published in The Conversation.

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Hey – look over here!

David Crosbie, Wednesday, 17th July 2019 - Charities are too important to be relegated to the bottom of the government priorities pile, writes Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie, reflecting on Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s first major public speech as head of the newly-elec

‘Too expensive, too risky, too unfair’: Tax cuts under fire following Grattan report

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 3rd July 2019 - The final stage of the Coalition's $158 billion tax cut plan would make Australia’s tax system less progressive than it’s been since the 1950s, a new report says.

ACOSS warns against government’s ‘unprecedented’ tax cuts

Luke Michael, Monday, 24th June 2019 - The Morrison government’s plan to give people on $200,000 a tax cut of $11,000 a year will guarantee funding cuts to essential services and hurt society’s most vulnerable, the Australian Council of Social Service says.

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Three good reasons to be grateful for whistleblowers

Oliver May, Tuesday, 11th June 2019 - Australia’s new whistleblower protection legislation means many charities might need to change their approach to managing disclosures. But some of us also might need to change how we think about whistleblowing, writes Oliver May.

Fears media raids could silence advocacy

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 7th June 2019 - Civil society groups have raised concerns over the threat the Australian Federal Police raids on journalists and news outlets pose to the ability of charity and advocacy groups to speak up for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in Australia.

Familiar faces remain in Labor’s shadow ministry ‘refresh’

Luke Michael, Monday, 3rd June 2019 - Former opposition leader Bill Shorten has been appointed shadow minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Labor’s new-look shadow cabinet, while Andrew Leigh will continue to work with the charity sector as shadow assistant minister.

What do we do now?

Jo Scard, Thursday, 30th May 2019 - In the wake of the federal election, Fifty Acres founder and CEO Jo Scard looks at how the polls got it so wrong and what not for profits need to do now to embrace the new landscape.

Minister for the NDIS included in Morrison’s new-look cabinet

Luke Michael, Monday, 27th May 2019 - Prime Minister Scott Morrison has appointed the first ever dedicated minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, as part of a major cabinet reshuffle in wake of the federal election.

Morrison vows to prioritise NDIS following election win

Luke Michael, Monday, 20th May 2019 - Newly re-elected Prime Minister Scott Morrison says fixing problems in the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be an immediate priority for the federal government, as the social sector reacts to the Coalition’s stunning election victory.

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