ACNC News

Garma is an annual four-day celebration of Yolŋgu life and culture, hosted by the Yothu Yindi Foundation at Gulkula in remote North East Arnhem Land. Through miny’tji (art), manikay (song), buŋgul (dance), ceremony and storytelling, Garma brings together Yolŋgu families and leaders, visitors, governments and policymakers, businesses, charities and not-for-profits to listen, learn and exchange ideas.

With the Victorian state election coming up in November 2026 and the New South Wales state election following in March 2027, charities may be considering how they can contribute to public debate and advocate for the communities and causes they represent.

The ACNC is encouraging charities and donors to be on the lookout for scams as Scams Awareness Week (August 24 - 28) begins today.

Charities and not-for-profits are being invited to join an online community of practice as part of new project to provide tailored cyber support for the sector.

The ACNC's major update to its Commissioner’s Interpretation Statement on housing aims to provide charities and their professional advisers with greater clarity on a range of contemporary housing models, funding approaches and charity law principles.

The Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition and Treasury today announced the Charity Resilience and Productivity Project at the ACNC’s Governing for Good Forum in Melbourne.

While in-person tickets for our annual Governing for Good Forum on 14 August 2026 have reached capacity, you can still be part of the event.

There will be four new members joining the ACNC Advisory Board next month, as the term of four current members finishes.

The ACNC is pleased to announce that charity data collected by the ACNC is now available to approved researchers through the ABS’s Business Longitudinal Analysis Data Environment (BLADE).

The ACNC has announced the 2026-27 Regulatory Focus to support charities to strengthen their governing documents and better understand how to manage relationships with partners.