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…
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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…
Economic empowerment key to recovery from trauma of modern slavery: report
Posted on 10 Dec 2025
Economic empowerment is essential to enabling recovery, restoring agency and preventing future…
Corporate ‘donations’: all sizzle and no sausage?
Posted on 10 Dec 2025
The Australia Institute has called on the federal government to force Australian businesses to be…
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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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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When public benefit meets private equity, who really benefits?
Posted on 10 Jun 2026
In contemporary Australia, many of our essential services are not controlled by us. Our roads,…
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People with Purpose: Doubling down on dementia
Posted on 10 Dec 2024
A community-wide approach is needed to help the increasing numbers of Australians battling…
People with Purpose: Mind over matter
Posted on 03 Dec 2024
Supporting the complex mental health needs of Australians requires more than just warm words, says…
People with Purpose: Kicking multicultural goals
Posted on 25 Nov 2024
Sport can be a powerful social and multicultural bridge, say South Sudanese Aussie Rules…
People with Purpose: Giving her all
Posted on 19 Nov 2024
When it comes to making a difference through giving, it’s good to be well-informed, but it’s even…