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About the ACNC
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission is the national regulator of charities. We register and regulate Australia’s 57,666 charities.
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- We help the public understand the work of the not-for-profit sector and provide a free searchable database of charities.
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ACNC Commissioner, the Hon Dr Gary Johns, in a column for the Australian Financial Review, writes about the challenges charities face managing the donations they received in support of the bushfire relief efforts.
25 February 2020
Commissioner's Column
In this fortnight’s edition, the Hon Dr Gary Johns highlights the role ACNC is playing in helping charities meet the challenges brought about by the recent bushfires.
21 February 2020
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Latest resources
Podcast - February 2020
ACNC Commissioner Dr Gary Johns joined us to speak about charities' use of funds in disaster relief. The discussion covers the restrictions on charity spending, public desire to see money distributed immediately, charities spending on administration and the difficulty in comparing charities'...
Podcast - February 2020
In this episode of Charity Chat, ACNC Commissioner Dr Gary Johns is back to speak about the importance of charities managing donations properly. We speak about the challenges that charities face in managing large donations and how important it is to have good governance processes in place to be...
Report - October 2019
The ACNC Annual Report 2018-19 provides an overview of the Commission's work in the 2018-19 financial year.
Newly registered charities
The ACNC registers hundreds of new charities every month.
These charities will provide a range of invaluable services including child and youth services, environmental protection, education and more.
We publish a list of new charities each month.
