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Australian Red Cross defends spending 10% of bushfire donations on office costs | Australia news | The Guardian
Charity faces criticism from an MP who nearly lost his home in a fire for taking too long to distribute $115m in donations
The Australian Red Cross has defended its decision to spend up to 10% of bushfire donations on administration costs as “essential”, but its past fundraising history shows it has previously promised to put 100% of all money raised directly to a cause.
Facing criticism from the New South Wales Liberal MP for Bega, Andrew Constance, who nearly lost his home in the fires, for taking to taking too long to distribute $115m in donations it has received since July, the charity on Thursday clarified that it would not withhold money for future disasters.
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I once worked in a factory where one of my co---workers had spent his career doing work for charities. His reply as to which is the most legitimate charity: the Salvation Army.
Charity faces criticism from an MP who nearly lost his home in a fire for taking too long to distribute $115m in donations
The Australian Red Cross has defended its decision to spend up to 10% of bushfire donations on administration costs as “essential”, but its past fundraising history shows it has previously promised to put 100% of all money raised directly to a cause.
Facing criticism from the New South Wales Liberal MP for Bega, Andrew Constance, who nearly lost his home in the fires, for taking to taking too long to distribute $115m in donations it has received since July, the charity on Thursday clarified that it would not withhold money for future disasters.
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I once worked in a factory where one of my co---workers had spent his career doing work for charities. His reply as to which is the most legitimate charity: the Salvation Army.