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The head of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission says significant achievements in a year of change and uncertainty are set out in
Last Wednesday, the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation chaired by the Government’s Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells tabled a report highlighting problems with a proposed new regulation affecting charities. By Frank Brennan
The Australian government introduced new regulations last week that could have a major chilling effect across Australia’s diverse charities sector. The government’s aim was clear: the regulations are intended to target “activist organisations”, and specifically crack down on “unlawful behaviour”. Despite this rhetoric, there is no evidence unlawful behaviour by charities is a problem of any significance. By clamping down on charities in this way, the government is not only curtailing their ability to organise peaceful protests, it is imposing more unnecessary red tape on an alre...
Australia’s top mental health advocates and researchers have described Scientology’s years of harassment and said their anti-psychiatry campaigning harmed the community.
Anglicare, St Vincent de Paul warn about the government’s war on charities. So much for having a Christian PM, right? Crikey 7/05/2021 © Provided by Crikey Charities are furious about new regulations that could see them shut down over summary offences. The regulations, introduced by the Morrison government in February, and which come into force as early as next week, would give the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) sweeping powers to deregister a charity or remove directors where a member has, or is believed to have, committed a summary offence. Flagging the law...