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…
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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…
Buried in paperwork, teachers don't have time to teach, says survey
Posted on 22 Jul 2025
It’s a common complaint in today’s compliance-driven education system, and in NSW schools, teachers…
Africa leads, Australia lags: New donations data highlights generosity of poor countries
Posted on 22 Jul 2025
People living in low-income countries donate more than twice as much of their income to help…
In a tricky economy, unlocking donations is a delicate dance for charities
Posted on 22 Jul 2025
Charities are facing mounting challenges in attracting donations as household expenses continue 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: 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…
People with Purpose: Brodie’s mission to make life fairer for people out west
Posted on 10 Oct 2024
Brodie Lewis is the business manager at Great Southern Community Legal Services in Albany, Western…