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Time Rescues Charity Definition

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 - Time appears to have saved the Charities Act from the Coalition Government’s plan to delay the definition of charity until late next year. On the final sitting day for the Federal…

Aussies Want More Details on NDIS – Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 - Australians want more information on how the National Disability Insurance Scheme will operate and apply to them, the inaugural NDIS Information Survey has found. Conducted by…

‘Do Not Call’ Rise Along with Digital Economy Growth

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 - The latest report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, reveals there are now almost nine million telephone numbers listed on the Do Not Call Register –…

Substantial Rise in Australian CSR Reporting

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 - Australia has experienced a dramatic rise in the rate of Corporate Social Responsibility reporting over the past two years, according to new figures. The KPMG Survey of Corporate…

Social Innovators Gain the Competitive Edge

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 - Innovation for social change has become a competitive arena – and it’s reaping rewards. A new wave of competitions for social startups has hit what is traditionally…

Australia’s Most Ethical Crowned

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 - A holistic community health enterprise Western Desert has taken out the inaugural national Ethical Enterprise Award for 2013. Presented by Victorian-based social enterprise…

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.…

Opinion

Charities Deserve Better Than the Regulation They’re Used To

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,…

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”…

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. The Extreme Weather Report found the…

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…

National Gambling Reform On Shaky Ground

Staff Reporter, Monday, 9th December 2013 - Peak social services organisation UnitingCare Australia has expressed its deep disappointment in the Federal Coalition Government’s plan to scrap changes to the national…

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