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Collective power is key to a fair democracy

Saffron Zomer, Lawyer, strategist and Executive Director, Australian Democracy Network, Fri, 17 Mar 2023

I had been working on the issue of climate change for a decade when I started to wonder – why aren’t we winning? The environmental imperative for action was clear and strong public support was there – yet, successive governments failed to answer the call to deliver action.

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Thousands of our most vulnerable denied COVID anti-virals

Anne Wilson, CEO, Emerge Australia Wed, 8 Mar 2023

Up to four times as many women live with complex myalgic encephalomyelitis and thousands living with the condition are refused COVID-19 anti-virals.

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Gender equality in numbers

International Women's Development Agency Wed, 8 Mar 2023

Even with a seemingly limitless amount of data about our shopping habits or Netflix viewing history, we lack data about gender.

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Philanthropy’s role in cracking the code this International Women’s Day

Julie Reilly, CEO, Australians Investing in Women Fri, 3 Mar 2023

Each year brings a new theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) and a new focus for action on gender equality. A quick look at key gender equality statistics, however, shows very little that’s new.

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Opportunities for climate change philanthropy in 2023

Daisy Barham, Environmental Philanthropy Manager – Climate Change, AEGN Fri, 10 Feb 2023

We are in a critical moment for action on climate change.

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The stories that stay with you

Nick Richardson Fri, 16 Dec 2022

Nick Richardson has been Philanthropy Australia's Storyteller for three and a half years. In this week's blog, he recaps his favourite stories from his tenure.

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Paying What It Takes – a year of collaboration and exploration. Now, for 2023.

Jo Taylor Fri, 9 Dec 2022

As we come to the end of the year the Paying What it Takes Steering Committee have taken a moment to celebrate the inaugural year of the Paying What it Takes Community of Practice (PWIT CoP) and the progress that we have made.

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