<div>Charities fight Coalition's attempt to limit advocacy</div>

Exclusive: Charities band together to fight Coalition’s plan to ban or limit the use of donations from overseas for advocacy in AustraliaAustralian 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 introduced legislation to parliament in the coming weeks that will ban or limit the use of donations from overseas for advocacy in Australia. Related: Government to proceed with attempt to ban foreign donations Related: Fears Australia's political donations system is eroding faith in democracy Continue reading...