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“We’ll be allowing charities to speak out on controversial issues, not muzzling them just because they have a government contract.”, through the last election – are not among Labor’s proposals. “The new assistant minister is clearly signalling to charities that the Albanese government wants to adopt a different approach. Already the assistant minister has said he is keen to positively engage with charities, to listen to the public voices of charities even if they are critical, and to base funding decisions on evidence rather than politics. The whole charities sector will breathe a sigh of relief if this proves to be the case.
“They have the ability to mobilise quickly, or help extremely vulnerable people with complicated problems. Sometimes government policies don’t work well with compound disadvantage, like people dealing with a combination of substance issues, homelessness, disability and issues with the criminal justice system.”
JoshButler So if it was not OK for Guide Dogs Australia to endorse a candidate, what about other charities?
Costello thinks we have a bottomless money pit for foreign charities Wong is splashing $50mils to a corrupt Srilanka gov when $5mils is enough compo for their tiny navy
Costello is most agro critics of gov He should move to Kabul or Sudan
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