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Home 5 Policy and Advocacy

ACFID CEO Matthew Maury with the Governor-General, Sam Mostyn AC, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and The Hon. Pat Conroy MP, Minister for International Development and the Pacific at the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) 50th Anniversary at Parliament House, November 2024.

As the peak body for development and humanitarian agencies, ACFID’s policy & advocacy connects, champions, and represents a dynamic network of international development and civil society actors united by our vision for a world where all people are free from poverty, injustice and inequality and the earth’s finite resources are managed sustainably.

We engage with the Australian Government, our members, media, civil society and international organisations, and the Australian public to advocate for a compassionate and high impact development cooperation program which is responsive to context and centred on partner country needs and international norms.

You can read more about our policy & advocacy work within our advocacy agenda here.

Below, you can access our submissions, open letters, and policy briefs.

Submissions

Policy Briefs