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Increase to Australia’s Pacific aid

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 24th October 2022 - Sector welcomes federal government’s increase to aid funding in the Pacific. Australia will step up its aid commitment to the Pacific, with the government announcing a boost in funding…

‘Civic-minded’ Smith sets shadow charities agenda

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 11th July 2022 - The senator said he understood that the charity sector has felt under attack in recent years and wouldn’t say whether he considered the war on charities to be over, asking charities…

Sector looks ahead to priorities as new prime minister is sworn in

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 23rd May 2022 - Anthony Albanese’s win has been broadly welcomed by the sector. The nation has let out its collective breath after the election winner was declared on Saturday following six weeks…

Election 2022: The state of play

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 18th May 2022 - To ensure you have the most informed view of this election, we give you a final run-through of the sector’s demands and how some of the candidates responded. The past six weeks have seen…

Pro Bono News releases promise tracker for the 2022 federal election

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 18th May 2022 - Using this tracker, Pro Bono News will continue to hold the incoming government to account on its promises to the sector. Over the course of the election campaign we have tracked the…

Leigh faces the sector’s concerns

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 16th May 2022 - Ahead of this week’s federal election, Pro Bono News sat down with shadow assistant minister for charities Andrew Leigh to put some of the sector’s concerns – raised in our recent election…

Politicians front up for charity sector

Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 13th May 2022 - While all major parties were invited to be part of the panel, there was one glaring absence. Politicians have made their pitch to the sector in a pre-election panel at the 2022 Connecting…

Election 2022: what have the major parties promised?

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 4th May 2022 - We take a look at the announcements made so far on the issues of relevance to our sector. We’ve passed the halfway point of this campaign and we’re just a few short weeks away from the federal…

Labor promises charities a national blueprint

Wendy Williams, Friday, 22nd April 2022 - The move has been broadly welcomed by many in the sector who say the announcement recognises the essential role that charities play in supporting Australians in need. The Labor party…

Reform agenda for problem-plagued NDIS

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 20th April 2022 - Labor has pledged to “fix the NDIS” should it win the May federal election, announcing a series of measures to address issues within the beleaguered system. Australians with disability…

Could you live on $46 a day?

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 13th April 2022 - That is the question ACOSS is asking all political leaders and candidates, after Labor confirmed it does not have plans to raise JobSeeker. The social sector has expressed its disappointment…

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