Australia has promised to end domestic violence within a generation. Jess Hill asks: are our strategies working?
Posted on 18 Mar 2025
At last year’s conference marking the 50th anniversary of Elsie, Australia’s first feminist refuge,…
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Sector hands Canberra federal Budget ‘To do’ list
Posted on 18 Mar 2025
The Albanese government kept the nation guessing for weeks before finally confirming the federal…
Canberra cash splurge for social ventures
Posted on 13 Mar 2025
Social enterprise advocates have welcomed a $1.2 million federal government cash injection for the…
Podcast: Big tech put on notice over child safety
Posted on 13 Mar 2025
A robust and broad-based children’s online privacy code is essential to protect young Australians…
In times of trouble and triumph, your members remain your most powerful asset
Posted on 13 Mar 2025
A strong membership base is one of the most powerful assets a community organisation can have.
Long-running Home Stretch campaign reveals the keys to influencing government
Posted on 13 Mar 2025
Nine years after embarking on a campaign to change the policies of eight state and territory…
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Podcast: Charity regulator on election watch for advocacy overreach
Posted on 11 Mar 2025
The Australian Charities and Not-for profits Commission (ACNC) has refreshed its guidance on…
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Youth crime policy failure on repeat
Posted on 19 Mar 2025
When it comes to youth crime panic, we've heard it all before says Community Council for Australia…
People with Purpose: In defence of democracy
Posted on 04 Feb 2025
With Australian democracy “strong, but under attack”, there has never been a more important time to…
People with Purpose: Giving it all you’ve got
Posted on 28 Jan 2025
After a decades-long career learning what makes philanthropy tick, Genevieve Timmons, the author of…
People with Purpose: You’ve got male
Posted on 15 Jan 2025
As a member of the leadership team at the Man Cave, Australia’s leading preventative mental health…
Purpose led people of 2024
Posted on 16 Dec 2024
There are thousands of people working and volunteering in the charity, not-for-profit and community…