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Exclusive: Australia’s largest charities form coalition to push for foreign aid funds

Samantha Freestone, Friday, 22nd July 2022 -  With Australia’s aid budget at its lowest point in history, Australia’s largest charities are joining forces to call on the government to do more to address global famine. A coalition…

Aid groups call for stronger action to stop kids dying from pneumonia

Luke Michael, Thursday, 30th January 2020 -  Last year pneumonia killed one child every 39 seconds Ramping up efforts to fight pneumonia could prevent nearly 9 million child deaths in some of the world’s poorest countries, new…

Aussie children’s concerns ignored

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 21st November 2019 -  Advocates meet to discuss how to tackle issues concerning Aussie kids  Despite being one of the first signatories of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, advocates…

Building a better business culture for Australia’s children

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 19th June 2019 -  Australia is being urged to better protect kids from harmful business practices, with a UNICEF report outlining major policy gaps leaving children vulnerable. UNICEF examined …

New Tool Assesses Business Impacts on Children

Luke Michael, Friday, 30th November 2018 -  UNICEF and The Global Child Forum have released a tool empowering business to measure their impact on children across almost 200 countries.   The Children’s Rights and Business …

Vulnerable Children Falling Behind in Australia, Report Warns

Luke Michael, Monday, 5th November 2018 -  Australia is failing its most vulnerable children and not making enough progress to address youth inequality, a report by the nation’s peak child rights body says. The Australian…

Open Letter to PM Calls For Action on Indigenous Incarceration

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 18th September 2018 -  A coalition of Indigenous leaders, academics and community groups are challenging the government over their silence on an inquiry into incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres…

Foreign Aid Sector Welcomes Sexual Misconduct Review

Luke Michael, Thursday, 24th May 2018 -  Foreign aid organisations have welcomed the launch of an independent review into the prevention of sexual misconduct in Australia’s international aid and development sector.…

I Am Wookie, Hear Me Roar!

Estelle Stathoulis, Saturday, 12th May 2018 -  Chewbacca impersonators have raised $1 million for UNICEF USA in 24 hours. In celebration of Solo, the latest blockbuster instalment from iconic movie franchise Star Wars, Disney…

Fundraising With Small Change

Contributor, Tuesday, 3rd April 2018 -  Small change has the potential to make a big impact writes Sally Cunningham, communications manager at FrontStream. The idea of making a small change to make a big difference can be…

Campaigners Say Same Sex Marriage Bill Must Protect LGBTI Australians

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 15th November 2017 -  The Australian Parliament must move swiftly to introduce legislation that legalises marriage equality while preserving important anti-discrimination protections for LGBTI…

NFPs Welcome Ratification of Convention Against Torture Protocol

Lina Caneva, Friday, 10th February 2017 -  The not-for-profit sector has welcomed the federal government’s move to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) describing the move as a positive…

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