Public edition #16 | 5 September 2025

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Hugh de Kretser: 'When human rights are respected our societies are stronger, healthier and safer'

The President of the Australian Human Rights Commission sat down this week with Giving News to discuss how he's seen philanthropy become more confident in backing advocacy during his career. Hugh spoke at the Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025. In this Q&A, he says human rights principles provide a framework for navigating the polycrisis, societal polarisation and the rise in racism we're seeing in Australia.

First insights into Australia's mission-aligned investing landscape released

The Endowments for Impact Challenge (EFIC) has released its inaugural state-of-the-sector report. The pioneering collaboration between six of Australia’s leading trusts and foundations was launched as a competition last year to showcase innovative strategies for aligning charitable endowments with responsible, mission-driven investment practices. The report captures the insights, trends and lessons that emerged through the process.

Catch up on Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025 breakout sessions - Part 2

Here’s your chance to catch up on what you missed in the second set of our ‘Deeper dive into real life leadership’ sessions. Read reflections on gender equality trailblazers, what leadership demands now in international development and emerging approaches to addressing inequality.

Gender Compass Stage 2 offers practical tools for gender-wise practice

Australians Investing in Women and Plan International Australia continue to expand and develop their inspiring work on supporting gender-wise practices through the next stage of the Gender Compass research. Here we give a summary of the discussion on 2 September.

PA welcomes Jodi Farley as Director, Engagement in South Australia

Jodi joins Philanthropy Australia with 25 years of experience working with diverse communities across the for-purpose, government, and corporate sectors. She joins from energy company Santos, where she was Community and Stakeholder Adviser, and her experience also includes three years running a youth centre in Adelaide's north and 15 years at the not-for-profit Canteen.

YouGov's Australia Charity Rankings 2025

YouGov’s Australia Charity Rankings 2025 spotlight the top-performing organisations in the charity sector, based on their donor ranking scores. Derived from continuous public opinion data with YouGov CharityIndex, the 2025 rankings reflect how Australians perceive and support charitable organisations.

The Cost of Late Intervention in 2024

In 2024, Australia spent $22.3 billion on late interventions. The newly released 'Cost of Late Intervention in 2024' report was created to shine a light on the true economic and social cost of waiting too long to act. It tracks spending on services designed to respond when children and families are already experiencing difficulty, for example, child protection, youth justice, unemployment support, and health crises.

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