A Private Line to the Minister

The Labor government is overriding our courts and regulators to hand-pick which advocacy groups get tax-deductible status. In a recent Senate Estimates hearing, I questioned why Equality Australia was granted specific Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status in the 2025 Budget, despite being rejected by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), and the Full Federal Court. All three bodies ruled that their work is political advocacy, not "direct benevolent relief." When I asked for the legal basis or the principles used to bypass these independent determinations, the government hid behind "Cabinet confidentiality." This isn't just about one group; it’s about the integrity of our tax system. We cannot have a system where groups who lose in court simply lobby a Minister for a custom-made law. — Senate Estimates | December 2025 Transcript: https://www.malcolmrobertsqld.com.au/a-private-line-to-the-minister/