Disability savings directed straight to defence in a mixed Budget
14th May 2026
CCA CEO David Crosbie reviews the 2026-27 Federal Budget writing in the Community Advocate.
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CCA provides media commentary on issues important to charities and NFPs and CCA CEO David Crosbie writes fortnightly in the Community Advocate on sector issues. We keep our member CEOs and senior staff up to date via CCA’s Daily Diary – a frank daily analysis of the national context, issues and news of interest to charity leaders (all in a two-minute read). Charity leaders who would like to know more, please contact our Partnerships Manager, Deborah Smith, info@communitycouncil.com.au
Silence now could cost you, and the communities you serve
15th April 2026
One of the most important lessons from the Covid 19 pandemic was to ask for what is needed. This may seem obvious, but in the asymmetrical world of charities and not-for-profits, the reluctance to ask can be a major barrier, writes CCA CEO David Crosbie in The Community Advocate.
Purpose and values matter, now more than ever
25th March 2026
Purpose and values matter, creating value matters, and being valued matters. All of these need our constant attention, writes CCA CEO David Crosbie in The Community Advocate.
Global Fuel Shortages and Charities/NFPs
20th March 2026
The Community Council for Australia is requesting that the essential role of charities and NFPs be factored into any measures relating to fuel shortages in Australia.
I don’t fear AI, but I fear what some people might do with it
18th March 2026
We can negate some of the negatives of AI if we stand for our values against the dehumanising exploitative use of AI, and continue to adopt and adapt AI in partnership with our communities, writes CCA CEO, David Crosbie in the Community Advocate.
Let’s talk about budgets, capital, and access to finance
4th March 2026
If we want to unlock financial potential, create new opportunities, build capacity and leverage the $489 billion in assets held across the charities sector, we need to change how we calculate risk in our sector, how we budget, how we invest in ourselves, how we invest in our future. Targeted investment in more appropriate financial products could enable charities and NFPs to budget a little more easily, take more risks, and do more for their communities, writes CCA CEO David Crosbie in the Community Advocate.