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Carport food charity boss 'gobsmacked' by white knight's $120k lifeline

A charity food pantry that was run out of a suburban carport but faced closure following a council ban has been rescued by a businessman's gift of new premises.

  • Carolyn Webb

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Katie Taubert, Nicole Huseby, and Sandra Mills attended the Jane McGrath High Tea.

For these three friends, raising money for cancer is deeply personal

For the first time, the Pink Test at the Border-Gavaskar series raised money for all forms of cancer, bringing in more than $8 million for charity.

  • Nick Newling
Tracy Dods outside Katoomba Local Court in October.

How the death of one kangaroo could leave Tracy with a criminal conviction

The Blue Mountains artist has cared for hundreds of injured kangaroos as a WIRES volunteer. She stands accused of animal cruelty for allegedly failing to provide veterinary treatment.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Rescuers attend to the 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone (circled) who was found floating in the Mediterranean Sea.

11-year-old survives floating alone for days after shipwreck

The “exhausted and cold” girl was saved by a German-flagged sailboat after withstanding a three-day storm and big waves.

  • Colleen Barry and Maria Grazia Murru
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Putting youngsters in a flap

And volunteering an opinion.

Is it still goodwill if you’re filming? Kindness in the era of social media

Worthy deeds are performed for a vast digital audience. Philanthropy, or charity porn?

  • Katie Cunningham
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People will be able to claim a tax deduction by rounding-up their morning coffee under changes to donation law.

Rounding up for charity at the register? Soon you’ll be able to claim it on tax

The $2 minimum for tax-deductible charity donations has been in place since 1927. Now the government plans to remove it.

  • Shane Wright
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A need-to-know basis, by George!

And a return to the lawyerly pile-on.

Felicity, Laura and Natasha McLeish.
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Crown Perth gets pearly glow with Ronald McDonald House charity ball

More than 1000 West Australians came together on Saturday to celebrate the pearl-themed 30th Ronald McDonald House Charities WA Gala Ball at Crown Perth, a fundraiser for families with sick children.

Forty years ago, Band Aid stirred my Gen X conscience. Who’s inspiring Gen Z?

Do They Know It’s Christmas? helped my generation construct a compassionate worldview but the music my kids listen to seems devoid of any warriors for justice.

  • Maree Badgery-Parker

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