ACFID Blog
The ACFID Blog features opinion articles on aid and development issues by ACFID staff, ACFID Members and a diverse range of other authors.
The purpose of the ACFID Blog is to engage readers in ACFID's work and to inform, engage and influence ACFID Members, the public and the government. Read more
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From Policy to Action: ACFID’s new report on the Sustainable Development Goals and Australia’s aid program
Alice Ridge and Priyanka Sunder
08 Mar, 2016
By Alice Ridge and Priyanka Sunder On 1 January 2016, the 2030 Agenda came into force as the new global paradigm for sustainable development. At the heart of this agenda...
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Ending violence against women is imperative to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Julie McKay
01 Mar, 2016
Last September, world leaders agreed on a roadmap to a sustainable future - a future where everyone would have equal access to opportunity no matter where they lived, no matter...
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Time for Australia to play its part: ACFID Submission to the Federal Budget 2016-17
Priyanka Sunder
01 Mar, 2016
/ACFID has today publicly released its Submission to the Federal... [1]/ [1] https://acfid.asn.au/sites/site.acfid/files/ACFID%20Budget%20Submission%202016%20-%20FINAL_0.pdf
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Mapping ACFID Member’s work in aid & development
Marc Purcell
24 Feb, 2016
Want to explore the countries in which Australian NGOs dedicate their development efforts? Interested to find out which Australian NGOs work in Timor Leste, Afghanistan or the...
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January 2016 - Time to really start work on the Sustainable Development Goals
Garth Luke
12 Jan, 2016 | SDGs
Last September, Australia signed on to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).1 It is now time for Australia to start working towards the Goals.
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Malcolm Turnbull’s missed opportunity
Tony Milne, Campaign Director for Campaign for Australian Aid
21 Dec, 2015
With a new Prime Minister, and an election ahead in 2016, this could have been a defining moment for Malcolm Turnbull to showcase the Government’s support for Australian aid....
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Humanitarian Horizons
Megan Williams
10 Dec, 2015 | Humanitarian Management
At the last meeting of ACFID’s Humanitarian Reference Group (HRG) for 2015, we asked international humanitarian leaders to give us their thoughts on the key trends that will shape...
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Civil society powers up for Paris
Simon Bradshaw
29 Nov, 2015 | Climate Change, Civil Society
Over the weekend literally millions of people turned out in cities around the world to set the tone for two weeks of critical negotiations in Paris. It was a powerful, beautiful...
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A successful year for disability-inclusive development
Sophie Plumridge
02 Dec, 2015 | Disability, Inclusive Development
With the end of the year rapidly approaching its worth reflecting on the successes of 2015 and the opportunities to take further steps to end the cycle of poverty and disability.
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Why we can’t make poverty history unless we make carbon pollution history
Tony Milne, Campaign Director for Campaign for Australian Aid
25 Nov, 2015
We can’t solve poverty without tackling climate change. Find out why the Campaign for Australian Aid is participating in the People’s Climate March.