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Joint statement on the Australian Government and the Sustainable Development Goals
04 Apr, 2019
In this joint statement we, as a group of organisations representing civil society, business...
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Aid Cuts Signal Strategic Blackhole
02 Apr, 2019
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) – the peak-body for international aid and development NGOs – is alarmed by the Government’s decision to continue to decrease the...
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ACFID welcomes Greens' 2030 aid target and proposal to scrap arms-trade plan
29 Mar, 2019
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has welcomed the Australian Greens’ policy initiative to raise Australian development cooperation spending to 0.7% of Gross National...
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Comment on Senate Committee report on Efic Bill
27 Mar, 2019
ACFID has responded to the news that the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee has...
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Opposition sets positive vision for Australian development cooperation as election looms
13 Mar, 2019
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has welcomed Labor’s vision and prospectus for international development cooperation following a wide-ranging speech by Shadow Minister...
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Power to Prevent: Urgent Actions Needed to Stop Sexual Harassment at Work
27 Feb, 2019
We are a group of diverse organisations, unions, researchers, peak bodies, health professionals and lawyers who have come together to say we need to do more to stop sexual harassment in workplaces...
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Senate Committee sets out a blueprint for implementing Sustainable Development Goals
19 Feb, 2019
In a joint statement, the Australian Council for International Development, Australian Council of Social Service and the United Nations Association of Australia have welcomed the findings and...
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EFIC Reform Puts Pacific ‘Step-Up' at Risk
14 Feb, 2019
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has raised concerns about reform to Australia’s export credit agency - EFIC - as part of the Australian Government’s Pacific ‘step-up’...
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Medevac Bill: Restoring Compassion and Reversing Cruelty
13 Feb, 2019
The Australian Council for International Development has welcomed the passing of amendments in the Senate to give doctors a greater say on whether people in offshore detention should be brought to...
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Labor Party Commitment to Increased Aid Funding a Foreign Policy Leap Forward
18 Dec, 2018
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) – the peak-body for aid and international development NGOs – has welcomed today’s Labor Party Conference resolution to increase...