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Media releases
ACFID calls for a May budget which recognises development as a key tool of statecraft
ACFID welcomes Australian Government’s reinstatement of funding to UNRWA
Details matter in $2b Southeast Asian finance facility
Reinstate UNRWA funding to prevent total humanitarian collapse
Flatlining Australian Aid undermines regional security
Aid agencies warn of catastrophic humanitarian consequences of looming Rafah ground invasion
Ideas
ACFID’s Development Practice Committee Seeking Nominations for New Members
Dylan Mathews, CEO of Peace Direct, to deliver keynote address at ACFID’s National Conference 2023
Six years on, a visit to Cox’s Bazar Rohingya refugee camps a potent reminder of their ongoing plight
Strengthening Australia’s Humanitarian Assistance in Insecure Environments
Strengthening Australia’s Humanitarian Assistance in Insecure Environments
Why I am not celebrating Harmony Day.
News and Media
Reject ‘propaganda’ against aid agency, Australia urged
Dominic Giannini | Illawarra Mercury
David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours
Daniel Hurst | The Guardian
UN court ruling adds to pressure on Australia over Gaza
Maeve Bannister | The New Daily
DFAT should leverage civil society more to strengthen democracy in the region, report says
Melissa Coade | The Mandarin
World failing to meet most UN Sustainable Development Goals
Angelica White | SBS News
Australia warns of economic weakness in Pacific as it outlines development goals- without mentioning China
Daniel Hurst | The Guardian