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Media Release
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Australian Government Should Not Drag Heels on Afghan-Aid
07 Dec, 2021
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has issued a public call for the Australian Government to urgently unlock humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan as...
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ACFID responds to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into the human rights of women and girls in the Pacific
30 Nov, 2021
In a statement, the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has welcomed the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into the human...
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ACFID responds to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into the human rights of women and girls in the Pacific
30 Nov, 2021
In a statement, the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has welcomed the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into the human...
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“An explosion of COVID on our doorstep” - ABC’s PNG Correspondent, Natalie Whiting, wins ACFID Media Award for her coverage of the first major outbreak of COVID-19 in PNG
23 Nov, 2021
Natalie Whiting, the ABC’s Papua New Guinea Correspondent, has won this year’s Australian Council for International Development’s (ACFID) media award for her coverage of the first major outbreak...
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Pacific Islanders call on Australian Government for stronger climate action
01 Nov, 2021
Australia must make a strong and serious case at Glasgow to cut carbon emissions to give its Pacific neighbours hope of avoiding a catastrophic temperature increase above 1.5°C degrees, according...
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Global leaders in fight against COVID-fuelled crises to protect hard won development gains
28 Sep, 2021
Global leaders in international development will come together to discuss health, humanitarian and economic challenges and how they have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic at the Australian...
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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:...
