Not-for-profit

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Arts & Culture

Australia’s friendly history

Before governments stepped in to provide welfare, friendly societies provided vital financial and social support to many Australian communities

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Politics & Society

The silence of the not-for-profit sector

Many of Australia’s not-for-profit organisations, representing some of our most disadvantaged people, stay silent on big issues for fear of funding cuts or political payback

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Acknowledgement of country

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the unceded lands on which we work, learn and live. We pay respect to Elders past, present and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy.

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