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Media Releases
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Media Release
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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...
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Australia must work urgently to reverse democratic backsliding in Myanmar
02 Feb, 2021
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) is appalled by the Myanmar military’s action to seize control of Government and detain State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,...
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Biden Elevates Development to Heart of Foreign Policy with Power Nomination
15 Jan, 2021
The Australian Council for International (ACFID) has commented on the decision by President-elect Biden to ...
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Australian NGOs Stand with Local Partners in Wake of TC Yasa
18 Dec, 2020
Australian NGOs are preparing to support local people in response to Tropical Cyclone Yasa as assessments of damage and destruction take place across Fiji. ACFID’s NGO members are liaising...
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Australia Needed on the World Stage After Shocking UN Crisis Report
10 Dec, 2020
Following news that 235 million people will require humanitarian assistance in 2021, the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) is looking to the Australian Government to do its...