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Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform Bill – revised Bill is a good demonstration of how public policy can be improved when the concerns of charities are taken seriously

15th November 2018

The Community Council for Australia (CCA) was very concerned about how the original Electoral Reform Bill (2017) would impact thousands of charities who would have faced quite complicated new administrative requirements and restrictions if they chose to make any public statements advocating for their cause or their community. The revised Bill is a good demonstration of how public policy can be improved when the concerns of charities are taken seriously.

Hyper-Partisan Politics, the Public Service and Charities

8th November 2018

Hyper-partisan politics is ramping up the pressure on charities. Giving in may provide some short-term wins, but sacrificing independence and authenticity will extract a higher price in the longer term writes CCA CEO David Crosbie in Pro Bono News, 8 November 2018.

Who wants to commodify charities?

25th October 2018

The ACNC is NOT a marketplace. All the research shows giving to a charity does not involve the same decision-making processes that we might use when purchasing a new toaster or flat screen TV. Charities are not a commodity, CCA CEO David Crosbie writes in Pro Bono News, 25 October 2018.

Charities fight truth decay

11th October 2018

When the work of charities bringing communities together is backed up by the courage to confront what we know to be wrong, charities are a powerful antidote to truth decay, writes David Crosbie in Pro Bono News, 11 October 2018.

Supplementary Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

28th September 2018

This supplementary submission outlines key areas of concern for the Community Council for Australia (CCA) in relation to the proposed amended Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017.

National Policy for Sale?

27th September 2018

As long as the richest and most powerful have the greatest influence over national policy, the interests of our communities will be poorly reflected in many areas of national policy making. This week’s Grattan report on access and influence in Australian politics’ highlights many issues. Most importantly, its recommendations are a great starting point for the reforms to national policy making that Australia desperately needs , writes CCA CEO David Crosbie in Pro Bono News, 27 September 2018.