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Media Releases
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Media Release
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Party Election Costings Statement: ACFID
19 May, 2022
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) - Australia's peak-body for Australian aid NGOs - has issued a statement on international development spending following the release...
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ACFID: Coalition’s Pacific pledge will strengthen regional recovery
17 May, 2022
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has welcomed statements by the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator The Hon. Zed Seselja, in support of...
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ACFID welcomes Labor's Southeast Asia aid funding pledge
17 May, 2022
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has welcomed Labor’s commitment of a package of measures for Southeast Asia, aimed at shoring up development assistance to the region...
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A people-first platform: ACFID welcomes Labor’s policy position on foreign aid
10 May, 2022
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has welcomed statements by the Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy MP, indicating that a Labor...
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Australia must invest in Indo-Pacific health workforce and locally-led systems
05 May, 2022
As the Indo-Pacific region looks towards a pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic and its health, financial and social consequences, ACFID and its members have released a policy brief outlining a...
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ACFID sets out blueprint for Australian development cooperation and humanitarian assistance
04 May, 2022
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) – Australia’s peak-body for aid NGOs – has released its...
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Australia continuing to avoid direct sanctions on the Myanmar military
02 May, 2022
Click here to view and download the Atrocities in Myanmar: use of sanctions by other countries... [1] [1] https://acfid.asn.au/sites/site.acfid/files/2022_Myanmar_Factsheet.pdf
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Aid and Development Sector Welcomes Labor Pledge Of $525m to the Pacific
26 Apr, 2022
ACFID has warmly welcomed Labor’s plan to substantially boost aid spending in the Pacific, calling it the right thing to do. Under the plan, Labor will spend an additional $525 million over...
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New OECD Data: Australia’s Contribution to Foreign Aid Remains Sluggish, Despite Growing Humanitarian Need
13 Apr, 2022
Australia has come 21st in a list of 29 OECD countries donating aid money to developing countries. New figures announced overnight by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...
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Aid Sector Calls on Government to Act On Senate Inquiry into Afghanistan’s Final Report
06 Apr, 2022
ACFID – the Australian Council for International Development – has welcomed a Senate Committee report calling on the Government to act urgently on the crisis in Afghanistan, including continuing...