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Seats that changed parties

2019	2022	Change	Electorate
64	51
Celia Hammond	Kate Chaney	-13	Curtin
64	52
Chris Hayes	Dai Le	-12	Fowler
63	52
Jason Falinski	Sophie Scamps	-11	Mackellar
61	52
Ben Morton	Sam Lim	-9	Tangney
57	51
John Alexander	Jerome Laxale	-6	Bennelong
62	56
Michelle Landry	Michelle Landry	-6	Capricornia
59	53
Ken O'Dowd	Colin Boyce	-6	Flynn
59	53
Trent Zimmerman	Kylea Tink	-6	North Sydney
58	53
Tim Wilson	Zoe Daniel	-5	Goldstein
60	56
Andrew Laming	Henry Pike	-4	Bowman
55	51
Tony Smith	Aaron Violi	-4	Casey
65	61
George Christensen	Andrew Willcox	-4	Dawson
63	59
Ted O'Brien	Ted O'Brien	-4	Fairfax
63	59
Andrew Wallace	Andrew Wallace	-4	Fisher
59	55
Bert van Manen	Bert van Manen	-4	Forde
65	61
Keith Pitt	Keith Pitt	-4	Hinkler
65	61
Angie Bell	Angie Bell	-4	Moncrieff
56	52
Julian Simmonds	Elizabeth Watson-Brown	-4	Ryan
65	61
Scott Buchholz	Scott Buchholz	-4	Wright
57	54
Ross Vasta	Ross Vasta	-3	Bonner
55	52
Peter Dutton	Peter Dutton	-3	Dickson
64	61
Stuart Robert	Stuart Robert	-3	Fadden
56	53
Josh Frydenberg	Monique Ryan	-3	Kooyong
58	55
Luke Howarth	Luke Howarth	-3	Petrie
54	52
Katie Allen	Michelle Ananda-Rajah	-2	Higgins
62	60
Karen Andrews	Karen Andrews	-2	McPherson
54	52
Lucy Wicks	Gordon Reid	-2	Robertson
54	53
Warren Entsch	Warren Entsch	-1	Leichhardt
63	62
Llew O'Brien	Llew O'Brien	-1	Wide Bay
55	55
Ken Wyatt	Tanya Lawrence	0	Hasluck
72	72
David Littleproud	David Littleproud	0	Maranoa
53	53
Terry Young	Terry Young	0	Longman
55	56
Trevor Evans	Stephen Bates	1	Brisbane
58	59
Christian Porter	Tracey Roberts	1	Pearce
51	53
Louise Miller-Frost	Nicolle Flint	2	Boothby
53	55
Fiona Martin	Sally Sitou	2	Reid
51	54
Dave Sharma	Allegra Spender	3	Wentworth
67	70
John McVeigh	Garth Hamilton	3	Groom
58	62
Phillip Thompson	Phillip Thompson	4	Herbert
51	56
Carina Garland	Gladys Liu	5	Chisholm
53	59
Steve Irons	Zaneta Mascarenhas	6	Swan
53	60
Terri Butler	Max Chandler-Mather	7	Griffith

Seats that became more marginal

2019	2019	Change	Electorate
70	55
Damian Drum	Sam Birrell	-15	Nicholls
64	51
Celia Hammond	Kate Chaney	-13	Curtin
64	52
Chris Hayes	Dai Le	-12	Fowler
72	60
Adam Bandt	Adam Bandt	-12	Melbourne
67	56
Paul Fletcher	Paul Fletcher	-11	Bradfield
65	54
Melissa Price	Melissa Price	-11	Durack
63	52
Jason Falinski	Sophie Scamps	-11	Mackellar
62	51
Ian Goodenough	Ian Goodenough	-11	Moore
65	55
Nola Marino	Nola Marino	-10	Forrest
61	52
Ben Morton	Sam Lim	-9	Tangney
62	54
Andrew Hastie	Andrew Hastie	-8	Canning
69	61
Alex Hawke	Alex Hawke	-8	Mitchell
60	53
Alan Tudge	Alan Tudge	-7	Aston
64	57
Julian Hill	Julian Hill	-7	Bruce
69	62
Maria Vamvakinou	Maria Vamvakinou	-7	Calwell
58	51
Kevin Andrews	Keith Wolahan	-7	Menzies
64	57
Rick Wilson	Rick Wilson	-7	O'Connor
72	65
Andrew Giles	Andrew Giles	-7	Scullin
57	51
John Alexander	Jerome Laxale	-6	Bennelong
62	56
Michelle Landry	Michelle Landry	-6	Capricornia
69	63
Scott Morrison	Scott Morrison	-6	Cook
59	53
Ken O'Dowd	Colin Boyce	-6	Flynn
59	53
Trent Zimmerman	Kylea Tink	-6	North Sydney
57	51
James Stevens	James Stevens	-6	Sturt
66	61
Julian Leeser	Julian Leeser	-5	Berowra
67	62
Alicia Payne	Alicia Payne	-5	Canberra
65	60
Ged Kearney	Ged Kearney	-5	Cooper
55	50
Michael Sukkar	Michael Sukkar	-5	Deakin
58	53
Tim Wilson	Zoe Daniel	-5	Goldstein
65	60
Brendan O'Connor	Brendan O'Connor	-5	Gorton
63	58
Angus Taylor	Angus Taylor	-5	Hume

Seats that became safer

2019	2019	Change	Electorate
57	67
Madeleine King	Madeleine King	10	Brand
55	65
Matt Keogh	Matt Keogh	10	Burt
55	65
Patrick Gorman	Patrick Gorman	10	Perth
57	67
Josh Wilson	Josh Wilson	10	Fremantle
51	60
Anne Aly	Anne Aly	9	Cowan
56	65
Clare O'Neil	Clare O'Neil	9	Hotham
51	60
Anika Wells	Anika Wells	9	Lilley
53	61
Michelle Rowland	Michelle Rowland	8	Greenway
51	59
Helen Haines	Helen Haines	8	Indi
50	58
Susan Templeman	Susan Templeman	8	Macquarie
55	63
Rebekha Sharkie	Rebekha Sharkie	8	Mayo
51	58
Libby Coker	Libby Coker	7	Corangamite
51	58
Mike Kelly	Kristy McBain	7	Eden-Monaro
53	60
Terri Butler	Max Chandler-Mather	7	Griffith
52	59
Graham Perrett	Graham Perrett	7	Moreton
59	65
Linda Burney	Linda Burney	6	Barton
61	67
Sussan Ley	Sussan Ley	6	Farrer
59	65
Matt Thistlethwaite	Matt Thistlethwaite	6	Kingsford Smith
56	62
Josh Burns	Josh Burns	6	Macnamara
56	62
Milton Dick	Milton Dick	6	Oxley
53	59
Luke Gosling	Luke Gosling	6	Solomon
53	59
Steve Irons	Zaneta Mascarenhas	6	Swan
58	63
David Smith	David Smith	5	Bean
51	56
Carina Garland	Gladys Liu	5	Chisholm
57	62
Kate Thwaites	Kate Thwaites	5	Jagajaga
54	59
Jason Wood	Jason Wood	5	La Trobe
53	58
Gavin Pearce	Gavin Pearce	5	Braddon

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AusGovInfo 14th Oct 2019

Shining A Spotlight On The Finances Of Religious Charities

Rosie Williams, BA (Sociology)

Religious charities receive millions in Commonwealth grants, but not all of them are required to disclose their finances to the regulators.

Australia's not-for-profit sector sports over 600,000 organisations. These organisations are exempt from paying tax and the public knows very little about the majority of them.

In fact, due to secrecy provisions contained within the Taxation Administration Act, the ATO is not allowed to release any information on individual organisations, even just to tell the public which organisations are operating as Authorised Research Institutes (like the IPA).

Unfortunately we are unable to provide a list of organisations that are endorsed as Deductible Gift Recipients (DGRs) by the ATO under the Approved Research Institution (ARI) category. The reason for this is that unless a specific exception applies, taxation officers are prohibited from disclosing information about the affairs of organisations that is not publicly available (see Division 355 of Schedule 1 of the Tax Administration Act 1953).
Charities that are registered with the ACNC and are endorsed by the ATO as income tax exempt do not have an obligation to report for income tax purposes. A charity that is income tax exempt is still required to: be registered for goods and services tax (GST) if their GST turnover is $150,000 or more; withhold pay as you go withholding tax on behalf of their employees; and pay fringe benefits tax to the extent to which they are not eligible for certain fringe benefits tax concessions (ATO spoksperson).

In 2013 the charities regulator was established with the intent to improve transparency in the not-for-profit sector, focusing on charities, but with the legislative authority to govern the entire sector. Of the 600,000 not-for-profits, only the 50-60 thousand of these that are registered charities are required to report their finances annually for online publication by the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission.

Of these 50+ thousand charities, over 14,000 are religious charities but a loop-hole introduced to the ACNC legislation at the behest of the religious lobby means that over half of these religious charties are excused from reporting financially to either the ATO or the ACNC.

In 2017 over 8,000 charities self-assessed themselves as Basic Religious Charities which means we know very little about their finances.

If a charity self-reports as a Basic Religious Charity, it does not have to:

answer the financial information questions in the ACNC Annual Information Statement regardless of its size;

submit annual financial reports to the ACNC (even if it is a medium or large charity); or

comply with ACNC Governance Standards.

Chief among the reasons put forward for why religious charities should not have to report financially to the charities regulator (as do all secular charities) is that religious organisations are often small, unincorporated organisations suriving on the contributions of their membership.

Contrary to the picture painted by the organisations who lobbied for these exemptions, there are large charities (with a revenue of over $1 million annually) who are self assessed as Basic Religious Charities and who are managing significant amounts of money.

At least one of these charitable investment funds is a Basic Religious Charity, which means that despite managing 'approximately $100m', the organisation is not required to report their finances to the charities regulator.

The Corporation Of The Synod Of The Diocese Of Brisbane is a Basic Religious Charity which means it does not have to report finances to the ACNC. Since Jan 2018 it has received 61 grants from the Commonwealth government alone. This does not include grants from other state or local governments or tenders from all three levels of government.