Commissioner's Column

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns looks to the year ahead and encourages charities to start the year off on the right foot.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns reflects on the momentous challenges in 2020 that tested Australia’s charity sector and placed significant demands on the ACNC as the regulator. Chief among them were the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating summer bushfires.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses the landmark report that examined how charities managed the massive influx of donations they received for the 2019-20 summer bushfires.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses the opportunity charities have to showcase their work to donors, supporters and the broader public.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses the reduction of unnecessary regulatory obligations on the Australian not‑for‑profit sector.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses the extraordinary start to 2020 and what it means for charities going forward.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses the newly released Australian Charities Report 2018.

In this fortnight's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses the COVID-19 pandemic being declared a disaster, changes to ancillary fund guidelines, #GivingTuesdayNow and more.

In this edition, the Hon Dr Gary Johns provides a COVID-19 update, including JobKeeper payments for charities and supporting charities during the COVID-19 crisis.

As Australia deals with the pandemic of COVID-19, there is a lot of uncertainty for everyone, charities included.