Media enquiries: Joy Kyriacou Ph: (02) 6281 9219
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2011 |
| 12/2011 | 20 July | ACFID applauds increased aid for food crisis | 12/11 PDF |
| 11/2011 | 6 July | Putting People First: Priorities Right in New Aid Plan | 11/11 PDF |
| 10/2011 | 21 June | New report: 15% of the world's population have a disability - call to lift funding | 10/11 PDF |
| 9/2011 | 12 May | Coalition's pledge to help halve global poverty welcomed | 9/11 PDF |
| 8/2011 | 10 May | Aid Promise: On Track to Save Thousands of Lives | 8/11 PDF |
| 7/2011 | 10 May | ACFID 2011-12 Budget Round Up | 7/11 PDF |
| 6/2011 | 10 May | ACFID available for Foreign Aid Budget comment | 6/11 PDF |
| 5/2011 | 6 May | Son Of Pacific Solution Cost Too High | 5/11 PDF |
| 4/2011 | 5 May | Millions of Pakistanis still need aid - new report | 4/11 PDF |
| 3/2011 | 2 April | Call For Greater Accountability in Afghanistan Defence Aid | 3/11 PDF |
| 2/2011 | 4 March | Aid salary review welcomed | 2/11 PDF |
| 1/2011 | 8 February | Stopping kids access to schools is not the answer | 1/11 PDF |
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2010 |
| 19/2010 | 3 December | Call for urgent funding for disability aid | 19/10 PDF |
| 18/2010 | 1 December | High Court decision shows modern understanding of charitable work | 18/10 PDF |
| 17/2010 | 16 November | Aid review welcome for challenges ahead | 17/10 PDF |
| 16/2010 | 1 November | Can Money Grow on Trees? Reducing Emissions from Deforestation (REDD) | 16/10 PDF |
| 15/2010 | 22 October | ACFID Awards 2010: Sir Ron Wilson Human Rights Award &
Contribution to the Sector | 15/10 PDF |
| 14/2010 | 21 October | New vision for Australian aid program: Rudd's five principles welcomed | 14/10 PDF |
| 13/2010 | 15 October | Afghanistan: Calling for a 10 year aid commitment — Greater aid transparency required | 13/10 PDF |
| 12/2010 | 23 September | No excuses for world's developed countries: Government aid announcement welcomed | 12/10 PDF |
| 11/2010 | 17 September | Australia's aid agencies call for world leaders to StandUp! for the MDGs | 11/10 PDF |
| 10/2010 | 17 September | ACFID applauds increased aid to Pakistan | 10/10 PDF |
| 9/2010 | 16 September | Rudd's aid trip a welcome start | 9/10 PDF |
| Media alert | 16 September | Briefing on Pakistan floods (PDF) | |
| 8/2010 | 19 August | Aid work one of the most dangerous occupations in the world: World Humanitarian Day 19 August | 8/10 PDF |
| 7/2010 | 12 August | Bipartisanship on aid very welcome, but where is the commitment to 0.7%? | 7/10 PDF |
| 6/2010 | 2 August | Call to the parties: Commit to tackling global poverty | 6/10 PDF |
| 5/2010 | 9 July | Asylum-seeker regional processing idea needs careful handling | 5/10 PDF |
| 4/2010 | 7 July | Border control focus not a durable solution
| 4/10 PDF |
| 3/2010 | 1 June | Australian Government must act to end the blockade of Gaza | 3/10 PDF |
| 2/2010 | 11 May | Half a billion dollar aid increase should benefit the world's poorest | 2/10 PDF |
| 1/2010 | 11 April | Afghanistan most dangerous place in Asia: situation for civilians to get worse in next 6 months | 1/10 PDF |
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2009 |
| 10/2009 | 11 December | Australian NGOs call for West Saharan human rights activist to be allowed to return home | 10/09 PDF |
| 9/2009 | 9 December | International development peak body expresses concern at the announcement of the shadow ministry | 9/09 PDF |
| 8/2009 | 19 October | More asylum seekers will come unless push factors tackled | 8/09 PDF |
| 7/2009 | 2 October | Australian NGOs send relief to Asia and the Pacific | 7/09 PDF |
| 6/2009 | 18 August | Inaugural World Humanitarian day | 6/09 PDF |
| 5/2009 | 3 August | Pacific trade deal must deliver a development dividend | 5/09 PDF |
| 4/2009 | 18 May | Australian NGOs stand ready to expand assistance in Sri Lanka | 4/09 PDF |
| 3/2009 | 13 May | Aid Budget falls behind escalating global poverty | 3/09 PDF |
| 2/2009 | 29 April | New ACFID Executive Director | 2/09 PDF |
| 12009 | 20 January | A stronger Australian voice needed on Gaza | 1/09 PDF |
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2008 |
| 20/08 | 15 December | Climate change — Government misses an opportunity | 20/08 PDF |
| 19/08 | 10 December | Human rights — time for Australia to go beyond its borders | 19/08 PDF |
| | 9 December | Aid agencies join forces to appeal for action on global hunger
(Joint release: ACFID, WVA, ARC, Oxfam, CARE and Caritas) (PDF) |
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| 18/08 | 11 November | Australia must act on world hunger | 18/08 PDF |
| 17/08 | 22 October | Outstanding Contribution to the Sector Award | 17/08 PDF |
| 16/08 | 22 October | Sir Ron Wilson Human Rights Award | 16/08 PDF |
| 15/08 | 25 September | Australian treaty signing on logging most welcome | 15/08 PDF |
| 14/08 | 9 September | Sri Lanka — Time for Australia's voice to be heard | 14/08 PDF |
| 13/08 | 18 August | ACFID commends Labor's seasonal worker inititative | 13/08 PDF
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| 12/08 | 18 June | Australian aid agencies back calls to stop human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (PDF) | |
| 11/08 | 21 May | Government jumps the gun on cluster weapon (PDF) | |
| 10/08 | 20 May | Burma — Aid agencies having impact (PDF) | |
| 9/08 | 13 May | Aid budget - a step in the right direction (PDF) | |
| 8/08 | 13 May | Israel's 60th anniversary — Australian opportunity (PDF) | |
| 7/08 | 9 May | People of Burma are desperate for your support (PDF) | |
| 6/08 | 8 May | ACFID members respond to Cyclone Nargis in Burma (PDF) | |
| 5/08 | 25 March | Government gets it right on aid transparency (PDF) | |
| 4/08 | 12 March | International development sector more accountable (ACFID Code of Conduct 10th anniversary) (PDF) | |
| 3/08 | 7 March | Humanitarian agencies facing an impossible task in Gaza (PDF) | |
| 2/08 | 29 February | Rudd's great start except for cluster weapons (PDF) | |
| 1/08 | 13 February | ACFID applauds Prime Minister’s initiative (PDF) | |
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2007 |
| 18/07 | 7 December | Coalition disappoints on overseas aid (PDF) | |
| 17/07 | 1 November | Labor's big step on water and sanitation (PDF) | |
| 16/07 | 24 October | ACFID welcomes Coalition pledge on disability (PDF) | |
| 15/07 | 12 October | ALP initiative for aid program welcome (PDF) | |
| 14/07 | 11 October | A mixed picture on Australian aid performance (PDF) | |
| 13/07 | 5 October | Jumping the gun on cluster weapons (PDF) | |
| 12/07 | 28 September | Australia's chance to get tough with Burmese general (PDF) | |
| 11/07 | 6 September | Prime Minister needs a reality check on Asia Pacific poverty (PDF) | |
| 10/07 | 31 August | Government is wrong about a Pacific Island worker scheme (PDF) | |
| 9/07 | 13 August | Indigenous legislation — more consideration needed (PDF) | |
| 8/07 | 5 July | ACFID welcomes Labor aid commitment (PDF) | |
| 7/07 | 4 July | Australia could be a leader in poverty reduction (PDF) | |
| 6/07 | 30 May | AID/WATCH — ATO ruling on charitable status (PDF) | |
| 5/07 | 28 May | Claims about overseas aid spending (PDF) | |
| 4/07 | 8 May | ACFID welcomes aid budget (PDF) | |
| 3/07 | 2 May | Australians can be confident about aid giving (PDF) | |
| 2/07 | 4 April | Australian aid — step in the right direction (PDF) | |
| 1/07 | 3 April | ACFID members respond to tsunami in Solomon Islands (PDF) | |
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| Previous years' media releases are available by contacting main@acfid.asn.au |
Julie Bishop address to Council 2010
Long Term Afghanistan Aid Commitment Applauded
May 21, 2012
ACFID’s Dr Susan Harris Rimmer discusses the Federal Budget with Albion Harrison-Naish from 2ser’s AidWorks
May 15, 2012