New grants look to build community readiness for big droughts to come
Posted on 11 Nov 2025
New grants worth $36 million aim to help farmers and farming communities prepare for drought by…
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Sector reforms lead this month’s Not-for-profit Agenda
Posted on 10 Nov 2025
Federal Labor MP Sarah Witty, who was elected this year in the seat of Melbourne in a nail-biting…
Record spike in new charity numbers, as changes to NFP tax exemption reporting kick in
Posted on 05 Nov 2025
The number of registered charities in Australia ballooned in the last financial year by 4621 new…
Future funds offer a lifeline for NFPs seeking stability, not survival
Posted on 03 Nov 2025
Nobody in the not-for-profit sector needs to be told it’s tough out there. In fact, only one in…
Nine preventable deaths every day: new data highlights deadly toll of homelessness
Posted on 03 Nov 2025
New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows homelessness can…
Victoria’s historic Treaty celebrated by Indigenous and philanthropic leaders
Posted on 03 Nov 2025
The Victorian Parliament’s passing of the Treaty Bill last week has been embraced by philanthropy…
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Hyperlocal news outlets give communities back their voice
Posted on 13 Jun 2025
Local news initiatives are winning the loyalty of the grateful communities they serve, but they…
Opinion
Let’s talk about budgets, capital, and access to finance
Posted on 04 Mar 2026
In all charities and NFPs – big and small – annual budgeting brings with it a degree of…
People with Purpose: Flush with success
Posted on 27 May 2025
Yarn’n founder and CEO Lane Stockton uses his indigenous themed toilet paper as a canvas to share…
People with Purpose: Sign me up!
Posted on 19 May 2025
With National Volunteer Week (May 19-25) in full swing, self-described ‘mega volunteer’ Marian…
People with Purpose: Community Directors graduate is up for the fight against MND
Posted on 14 May 2025
Having done the hard yards at food relief charity Foodbank, former top-rating radio host Matt…
People with Purpose: Ready, willing, and able
Posted on 12 May 2025
Good Things Australia Foundation and Down Syndrome Australia digital champion Alanna Julian had a…