Charity
These four women have found the secret to fulfilment
About five million Australians take part in volunteering activities and find they get as much as they give.
- by Dilvin Yasa
Latest
Foxes, joggers and fat feet: What I learnt doing Sydney’s new overnight walk
To preview the first UNICEF Dusk to Dawn walk, Herald writer Garry Maddox plodded from North Sydney to Bondi with ultramarathoner Pat Farmer.
- by Garry Maddox
Duchess of York packs venue in first of five WA appearances
Seven hundred people packed a Perth resort on Friday night to see ‘Fergie’ talk about her charity work and why she’s choosing to publish in Western Australia.
- by Emma Young
Prince of Wales: I talk to my children about homelessness – like my mother Diana did
She made sure we knew “the life outside palace walls thing was real, you know,” William says.
- by India McTaggart
Exclusive
Wildlife
WIRES risks mass exodus as internal warfare comes to a head
Australia’s largest and richest wildlife rescue charity has introduced a structural change that lessens oversight of what remains of the $100 million raised during the Black Summer bushfires and curtails the rights of volunteers.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
WA’s most reclusive billionaire now has a women’s shelter named after her
Ruah chief executive Debra Zanella revealed Bennett made a “significant contribution” to the facility but would not reveal the exact amount she donated.
- by Hamish Hastie
No power steering, no air con, no worries: the pride of the Shitbox Rally
More than 200 “shitboxes” are gearing up to leave Bendigo on Saturday, headed for Townsville. One contestant is just hoping to make it to Bendigo.
- by Carolyn Webb
‘It is the right time for change’: Forrests step aside at multibillion-dollar Minderoo charity
Billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest have resigned as co-chairs of their multibillion-dollar charity Minderoo just months after the organisation shed almost one-third of its workforce.
- by Jesinta Burton
Perspective
Spending
Who decides who goes hungry in Queensland and who gets to eat?
Food – or a lack of it – is on the political table this week, but not everyone agrees on who should have to worry about someone’s next meal.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Running
‘The price I have to pay’: Nedd Brockmann recounts injuries after 1600km run
The ultra marathon runner finally crossed the finish line on Wednesday morning after more than 12 days of running laps for charity.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Cindy Yin
Red Cross on a quest for clothing fit for a friend
Australians are being urged to order a free Uber to pick up unwanted clothes they’d be happy to give a friend, as part of a Red Cross donation drive.
- by Neve Brissenden
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