Letter to Australian Prime Minister on charitable status of environmental organisations

Friends of the Earth International urges the Australian Prime Minister to reject the recommendations of the House of Representatives Inquiry into the charitable status of environmental organisations, arguing that the proposed changes would restrict the role of environmental advocacy groups.

• Friends of the Earth International calls on the Australian Prime Minister to reject the recommendations of the House of Representatives Inquiry into the charitable status of environmental organisations, noting that the Inquiry "failed to uncover evidence to justify removing the charitable status of any environmental group."
• The document identifies several "deeply flawed and dangerous recommendations" within the report, including a requirement for charities to spend 25% of donor funds on 'environmental remediation', limits on the amount of advocacy groups can perform, and the potential for 'administrative sanctions' against groups that 'encourage, support, promote, or endorse illegal or unlawful activity'.

APA

Munić, J. (2016). Letter to Australian Prime Minister on charitable status of environmental organisations. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/letter-to-australian-prime-minister-on-charitable-status-of-environmental-organisations/

Chicago

Munić, Jagoda. Letter to Australian Prime Minister on charitable status of environmental organisations. Friends of the Earth International, 2016. https://www.foei.org/letter-to-australian-prime-minister-on-charitable-status-of-environmental-organisations/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{muni2016letter, author = {Munić, Jagoda}, title = {{Letter to Australian Prime Minister on charitable status of environmental organisations}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, month = may, url = {https://www.foei.org/letter-to-australian-prime-minister-on-charitable-status-of-environmental-organisations/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }