Australians gave $9 billion in annual tax-deductible donations, study reveals
Posted on 30 Jul 2025
A major study of Australian charitable giving has found that 4.248 million Australian taxpayers…
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Not-for-profits still struggling with new self-review returns, amid calls for total revamp
Posted on 30 Jul 2025
Just 20 per cent of not-for-profits have lodged a new self-review return to prove they are exempt…
Game on as Sports Commission calls for opinions on future infrastructure
Posted on 29 Jul 2025
Cold showers in the change rooms could finally be a thing of the past if the Australian Sports…
Minister urges charities to embrace innovation and governance
Posted on 29 Jul 2025
The charity sector must have a strong commitment to innovative and trustworthy governance in order…
Victorian Treaty push gathers pace with call for allies
Posted on 28 Jul 2025
Work to secure Australia’s first Treaty with First Nations peoples is gathering pace with the First…
New law targets AI tools used to create child abuse materials
Posted on 28 Jul 2025
A proposed law would create a new criminal offence targeting the use of emerging technologies to…
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A day in the life of people with purpose: send us your images
Posted on 08 Apr 2025
There are more than 600,000 charity and not-for-profit organisations in Australia employing 1.47…
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Evaluation – more for less?
Posted on 13 Aug 2025
A recent hackathon got Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie thinking about the use of…
People with Purpose: A variety of ways to make a difference
Posted on 12 Nov 2024
Grahame Mapp Foundation executive director Penny Mapp believes in developing sustainable…
People with Purpose: Mind craft
Posted on 04 Nov 2024
Being positive in how we think, feel, talk about, and support mental health will make a lasting…
People with Purpose: Food for thought
Posted on 29 Oct 2024
Volunteer worker Lisa Milkvoci says Transit Soup Kitchen is much more than a food relief…
People with Purpose: Poverty is everyone’s problem
Posted on 15 Oct 2024
The Antipoverty Centre’s Kristin O’Connell has first-hand experience of living in economic…