In May 2011 the Federal Government announced that the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) would commence operations from 1 July 2012 and that it would initially be responsible for determining the legal status of groups seeking charitable, public benevolent institution, and other not-for-profit (NFP) benefits on behalf of all Commonwealth agencies.
Commentary
Troves of personal data, forbidden to researchers
24 May 2012When scientists publish their research, they also make the underlying data available so the results can be verified by other scientists writes John Markoff for the New York Times.
First map of Australia's twittersphere
24 May 2012The first map of the Australian ‘Twittersphere’ has been generated by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI).
Failing to plan, is planning to fail
24 May 2012Australia need to get back in the game of picking winners says AWU National Secretary, Paul Howe, to the National Press Club