Charities fight Coalition's attempt to limit advocacy
by Michael Slezak from Environment | The Guardian on (#36N7Y)
Exclusive: Charities band together to fight Coalition's plan to ban or limit the use of donations from overseas for advocacy in Australia
Australian development and aid charities have joined forces to fight government moves expected to limit their ability to advocate for policy changes, passing a strongly worded motion at an annual conference to kick off a concerted campaign by the sector.
The Coalition will introduce legislation to parliament in the coming weeks that will ban or limit the use of donations from overseas for advocacy in Australia.
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