The federal opposition parties, including the powerful Senate crossbenchers, have banded together to move a motion aimed at saving the ACNC, calling on the Government to withdraw the controversial ACNC Repeal Bill.
Labor Senator Penny Wong, Greens Senator Rachel Siewert, Independent Senator Nick Xenophon and Motoring Enthusiast Party Senator Ricky Muir moved a joint motion saying that the Government’s plans to abolish the ACNC are creating uncertainty in the charity sector.
The motion stated that the Minister for Social Services, Scott Morrison, had already admitted that he has no immediate plans to progress the legislation to give effect to the abolition of the Commission.
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