After the fires, the floods and the media, local attention turns to the long term
Posted on 28 Jan 2026
The headlines don’t last long. The fire roars, the news is dominated by images of smouldering car…
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Minister flags more philanthropic funding and new legislation to help sector in 2026
Posted on 28 Jan 2026
Charities Minister Andrew Leigh says he expects to see more demand than ever for the work of…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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Party quota issue merits a rethink
Posted on 04 Aug 2025
The new leader of the Liberal Party, Sussan Ley, wants to increase the proportion of women…
Opinion
Purpose and values matter, now more than ever
Posted on 31 Mar 2026
This week during an interview I was asked why values and purpose are so important in our sector. My…
Punching through the pain of abuse
Posted on 09 Sep 2025
Left Write Hook is a charity that uses a unique blend of journal writing and boxing training to…
‘Plastic will choke the Earth’: how a grandfather’s warning shaped a filmmaker’s mission
Posted on 02 Sep 2025
April Howard is a screen industry veteran whose passion is the genre of documentary, because it…
Driven by purpose, a mob of Landcruisers hits the road
Posted on 26 Aug 2025
Brent Reeman is today climbing into his trusty Toyota 40 Series Landcruiser for the sixth annual…
Honouring 103 fallen women with 103 marathons in 103 days
Posted on 18 Aug 2025
As you read this, there’s a good chance that Natalie Djuric-Jones is running. Today is day three of…