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15 Sep 2025

NFPs: It’s Time to Complete Your Self-Review Return

The 31 October deadline for lodging your Not-for-Profit (NFP) self-review return is fast approaching. Staying on top of it keeps your organisation compliant, transparent, and stress-free.  The ATO…

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12 Sep 2025

“The best rescue story is the one that never has to happen”

In 2003, Julie Dowse was confronted with an image that would change her life forever. Standing in a room with an undercover investigations team in Chiang Mai, Thailand,…

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09 Sep 2025

Fair Work Commission Approves Wage Increases For Early Childhood Sector

The Fair Work Commission has recently handed down a decision that will make a big difference for early childhood services organisations and their staff. As part of a…

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04 Sep 2025

Where Hope Lives: St Kilda Gatehouse

“I wasn’t the only one feeling like this.” The words come from a woman whose life has been shaped by the challenges of addiction, homelessness and isolation. For…

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02 Sep 2025

Offering Employees of PBIs Salary Sacrificed Benefits

If you’re an employer in the not-for-profit or community services sector and registered as a Public Benevolent Institution (PBI), you have a powerful tool to attract and reward your…

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21 Aug 2025

Rising Wage Costs Ahead: How Gender Equality is Reshaping SCHADS Award

  The Fair Work Commission’s ruling in October is set to raise staffing costs across the social and community services and the disability services sector.  The Fair Work…

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13 Aug 2025

Federal Government Announces Significant Changes for Early Childhood Service Providers

On 31 July 2025, the Federal Parliament passed a new bill that will reshape how early childhood education and care is regulated across Australia. These changes are aimed…

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12 Aug 2025

ACNC Complex Structures

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC) is the national regulator for charities in Australia. The ACNC Commissioner Sue Woodward AM commented, as published in the Accountant Daily …

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22 Jul 2025

Is AI the secret weapon for small business accounting?

Running a small business isn’t easy. Between managing cash flow, keeping up with compliance and making strategic decisions, your to-do list can feel endless. What if there was…

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18 Jul 2025

Don’t set up an SMSF without this: Why your SMSF Investment Strategy matters

The main motivation for setting up a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) is often greater control and flexibility over your retirement savings. But true control means having a plan.…

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