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When public benefit meets private equity, who really benefits?

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By David Crosbie 
| Institute of Community Directors Australia
In contemporary Australia, many of our essential services are not controlled by us. Our roads, energy infrastructure, airports, telecommunications networks and ports are no longer publicly owned. Governments sold these assets years ago, partly to strengthen short-term budgets, and partly on the back of an argument about the free market providing services more efficiently.
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The NFP sector has the power to influence the kind of Australia we live in, if we choose to exercise it

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By David Crosbie 
| Institute of Community Directors Australia
At the Community Council for Australia’s (CCA’s) annual general meeting in Parliament House on Monday, as I listened to the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, Dr Andrew Leigh, and the Shadow Assistant Minister to the Shadow Treasurer, Senator Dean Smith, I was struck that their different approaches to the charity and not-for-profit sector reflected not just their respective roles as government and opposition, but also the roles of the Senate versus the...
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Disability savings directed straight to defence in a mixed Budget

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By David Crosbie 
| Institute of Community Directors Australia
There are few surprises in the federal Budget. The flagged reforms are welcome, although tentatively made, and there are some good investments in new and existing programs, but it’s disappointing that the savings measures are dominated by disability. While governments and ministers may profess support for an issue or a cause, the real test is whether they prioritise that issue or cause enough to allocate taxpayer funds to addressing it.
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