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Angus Crowther + Rory Parker
03 August 2022

We reveal the ace that social purpose organisations need to keep up their sleeves following changes in government.

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Neil Pharaoh
05 July 2022

This week we’re turning our attention to state politics. Neil Pharaoh takes a deep dive into Victoria, the parliament, people, and the election due on 26 November this year.

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Neil Pharaoh
28 June 2022

As the dust settles on the election and the new government rapidly finds its way, Neil takes a step back to review one of the quirks of this election: The minor party votes on either side of the political divide.

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Neil Pharaoh
02 June 2022

Anthony Albanese is to be sworn in as Australia’s 31st Prime Minister, and Labor is on track for majority government. What does this mean for policy, advocacy, campaigning and engagement for the year ahead?

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Neil Pharaoh
02 June 2022

Federal government debt is on track to hit $1 trillion in coming years. As election sparring heats up, both major parties claim they’re best to manage it. But how does debt affect the social purpose sector?

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Linda Garnett
30 May 2022

This weekend’s election shows that results don’t always meet expectations. Life has a way of delivering unexpected or disappointing outcomes. Think about giant Freddos that aren’t really that big after all, the miracle grapefruit diet that didn’t work or Bridgerton season 2 without the raunchy bits.

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Linda Garnett
08 June 2022

When I was a little girl there was a TV series in the UK called Jackanory. It ran for no more than 15 mins in the afternoon during the kids’ shows. It was a simple format with a presenter sitting on a chair reading a book to camera. For a little while each day we were transported to different lands, had new adventures and met new characters. It started a lifelong love of books among many children and Jackanory became a much-loved icon of British TV.

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Linda Garnett
08 December 2021

“You are not going out dressed like that!” I can hear my mother’s words echoing in my head from my teenage years. It’s fair to say I experimented with a bunch of outfits that ranged from fashion forward to downright weird. The shock and horror that usually greeted my mum’s first view of my chosen Saturday night outfit were less about fashion and more about what I thought I was getting ready for. I thought it was to be the belle of the disco. Mum thought otherwise.

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Linda Garnett
14 March 2022

The British businessman James Goldsmith was famous for his many wives and amorous adventures. He once offered this advice after his third marriage, “if you marry your mistress, you create a job vacancy”. When partnerships managers finally get to a yes with a new corporate partner, it’s fair to say you’ve just lost your warmest prospect.

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Kristi Mansfield
24 May 2021

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 goals agreed by 193 Member States at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York in 2015. Signatories have committed to reaching these goals by 2030.  This article provides context supplemented with observations on how Australia is tracking against the goals and associated indicators.

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Kristi Mansfield
30 March 2022

The port-city of Burnie on the north-western coast of Tasmania is a small and vibrant community, rich with inspiring people and stories, and home to a progressive cohort of changemakers with a strong desire to address community challenges and create a brighter future. The Burnie identity is one of hard-working, robust resilience, yet the community has some complex challenges to overcome, including a culture of long-term inter-generational unemployment and education and economic outcomes the community wants to shift.

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Kristi Mansfield
05 July 2022

This resource is useful for smaller foundations and not-for-profits with lean teams seeking to increase smaller charitable donations through their marketing efforts. Or, for larger organisations seeking to move away from traditional marketing outreach toward lower-cost digital channels.

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