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Media Releases
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Media Release
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ACFID welcomes joint parliamentary pathway on Australia’s Myanmar response
24 Jun, 2021
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) – the peak-body for aid and development NGOs in Australia – has warmly welcomed the recommendations contained in the Joint...
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Australian Government must end support for Myanmar military
01 Jun, 2021
/New analysis shows Australia unjustified in sanction inaction and Myanmar people paying the price/ Tuesday, 1 June 2021:...
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COVID-19 Spikes Across Asia, Australian Aid Falls
11 May, 2021
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) – Australia’s peak-...
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Send Aussie vaccines to PNG: Poll
15 Apr, 2021
Three in four Australians (76%) believe we should donate one million of our 50 million domestically produced COVID-19 vaccines to Papua New Guinea to help our northern neighbour...
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PNG Health Package Backed by Aussies
09 Apr, 2021
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has warmly welcomed the Australian Government’s next step in responding to the PNG epidemic by providing 10,000 vaccines a week to...
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Comment on PM's PNG Vaccine Release Request to EU
07 Apr, 2021
Marc Purcell, CEO of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), has commented on efforts by the Australian Government to seek the release of 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses...
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Certainty Needed on PNG Vaccines
25 Mar, 2021
The Australian Council for international Development (ACFID) is urging the Australian Government to accelerate its response to the escalating COVID-19 outbreak in Papua New Guinea (PNG). ...
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Diplomats should not be jilted on jab
22 Feb, 2021
ACFID – Australia’s peak body for international humanitarian NGOs in Australia – is urging the Australian Government to reverse its position on denying priority access to coronavirus vaccines...