David Crosbie, Tuesday, 30th June 2015 - Organisations that could be identified as cults are registered as charities in Australia and receiving tax exempt status, a group of experts has claimed. Journalist Xavier Smerdon…
Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 30th June 2015 -
The Australian charity regulator will brief charities on the heightened risk of sending money overseas that could be used to finance terrorism.
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 25th June 2015 -
Almost 15,000 charities are due to submit their 2014 Annual Information Statement by 30 June according to the The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
ACNC Commissioner,…
Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 24th June 2015 -
Federal Opposition parties including the powerful Senate crossbenchers have banded together to move a motion aimed at saving the national charity regulator, calling on the Government…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th June 2015 -
A charity linked to a man who has been banned from running businesses for 15 years and fined $450,000 has finally been shut down by the charity regulator, the ACNC.
The Mature Age Group…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th June 2015 -
Almost 5,500 organisations across Australia have lost their charity status for failing to complete the appropriate paperwork for two years in a row.
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 4th June 2015 -
An Australian Senator has asked the national charity regulator to investigate alleged criminal activity at one of the country's most well-known environmental organisations.…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 4th June 2015 -
Australian charities, Not for Profit organisations and churches have warned that the Not for Profit sector could face greater regulatory burdens and costs if the Abbott Government…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st May 2015 -
The charity regulator has released guidelines to help non-government schools access and complete new streamlined reporting.
The guidelines follow an Australian Charities…
Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 -
The national charity regulator is not going anywhere, anytime soon, with Budget papers revealing that the Abbott Government has committed to funding the ACNC until at least 2019.…
Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 6th May 2015 -
More than 1300 formal complaints have been made about Australian charities over the last two years, with most of the complaints concerning how they spend donor dollars, a new report…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th April 2015 -
The full scoping report into the Federal Government’s proposed controversial National Centre for Excellence has been released with a call for a $100m investment to develop…