After the fires, the floods and the media, local attention turns to the long term
Posted on 28 Jan 2026
The headlines don’t last long. The fire roars, the news is dominated by images of smouldering car…
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What makes people more likely to give to charity after a disaster?
Posted on 28 Jan 2026
The scope and breadth of natural disasters facing Australia right now can feel overwhelming.
Minister flags more philanthropic funding and new legislation to help sector in 2026
Posted on 28 Jan 2026
Charities Minister Andrew Leigh says he expects to see more demand than ever for the work of…
All we want for Christmas is a roof over our heads: homeless Australians
Posted on 17 Dec 2025
As we head into the holiday period, the number of Australians battling homelessness has hit crisis…
William Tilmouth wins Australia’s highest human rights award and condemns continuing Indigenous policies
Posted on 17 Dec 2025
The founding chair of the ambitious systems-change not-for-profit organisation Children’s Ground,…
2025 recapped: the hits, the heated debates and the heroes
Posted on 17 Dec 2025
For this final Community Advocate edition of the year, we reviewed a whole year’s worth of stories…
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The Vincent Fairfax Fellowship: 30 years of nurturing ethical leaders
Posted on 09 Dec 2025
The late Sir Vincent Fairfax is remembered as a business leader, a chairman of AMP, and an active…
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Australia’s honours system: a mirror to our blindness
Posted on 28 Jan 2026
The 2026 Australia Day Honours list delivered a sobering reality check. After reaching gender…
Arms around the world: how Jimmy Pelletier is leading by example
Posted on 28 Jan 2026
French-Canadian Jimmy Pelletier, who lives with paraplegia, is six and a half months into a…
Can a Sherrin save the world? How Lex is kicking goals for climate change
Posted on 16 Dec 2025
Lex Lynch spent more than two decades in the climate change and renewables field before last year…
‘Small things mean a huge thing’: Meet the NSW Local Hero fighting homelessness with wraparound love
Posted on 10 Dec 2025
A long-time advocate for rough sleepers in northern New South Wales has been named her state’s…
How Emma-Kate Rose is meeting the challenges of the food chain
Posted on 03 Dec 2025
Emma-Kate Rose is the co-CEO of Food Connect Foundation, working with communities to support the…