Grief service in funding battle for survival
Posted on 19 Mar 2025
A national grief counselling service has won a short-term reprieve after a furious backlash against…
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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…
Report highlights the human cost of funding failures
Posted on 19 Mar 2025
A landmark report has revealed the widening gap between the cost of delivering desperately needed…
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,…
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…
People with Purpose: Andrew’s mission to make us all philanthropists
Posted on 18 Mar 2025
As he approaches the end of his first year in the job, Andrew Binns is loving his time as the chief…
Not-for-profits should get active before the federal election, urges political trailblazer
Posted on 13 Mar 2025
Two years after he completed ICDA’s Diploma of Governance, Raff Ciccone was elected a senator for…
One cheer for our political parties
Posted on 13 Mar 2025
Our party-political system isn't perfect, but it could be a whole lot worse, writes group managing…
Leaders must accept they’ve got a lot to learn
Posted on 13 Mar 2025
As adults, we vote for representatives at election time and appoint people to positions. We’ll be…
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…
Governance Guru: Do we need to lodge a self-review return with the ATO?
Posted on 13 Mar 2025
ICDA training lead Nina Laitala examines the governance issues facing Australian not-for-profits.
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