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New Facility To Accelerate Australia’s International Disaster Response

Staff Reporter, Monday, 3rd November 2008 - A warehouse containing essential emergency relief supplies will enable Australian humanitarian agencies to respond faster to disasters in the region. Parliamentary Secretary…

Oxfam & Timor Government – War of Words

Staff Reporter, Monday, 3rd November 2008 - When international aid agency Oxfam Australia released its latest report highlighting food shortages in the Asia Pacific region and in particular East Timor, it wasn’t counting…

Expansion to Australia Blamed for UK Executive Sacking

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th August 2008 - The British media is reporting that an argument among management and trustees of the Shaw Trust over plans to expand into Australia prompted the sudden dismissal of its chief executive.…

Global Economic Role of the Third Sector Revealed

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 7th November 2007 - The civil society sector contributes as much to the gross domestic product in a wide range of countries including Australia as do the construction and finance industries, and double…

Disaster Grantmaking Guide

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th January 2005 - An international disaster grantmaking guide coincidently published in November 2004 for foundations and corporations has found a ready readership in the light of the Tsunami relief…

Tsunami Corporate Challenge

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th January 2005 - The role of corporates in the Tsunami Appeal has been described as being everything from magnificent to just playing one-up-manship…but one Australian business consultant has…

Counselling Australians in Tsunami Countries

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th January 2005 - One of Australia’s largest local youth charities – BoysTown – has found a way to help in the Tsunami crisis with international phone counselling for Australians in affected areas.…

Global Social Security Protection

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 28th September 2004 - More than half of the world’s population is not covered by any formal social security protection against the risks of old age, death, sickness, work accident and unemployment.…

Oaktree Foundation’s Corporate Study Tour

Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st June 2004 - Australia’s first youth-run international aid organisation, The Oaktree Foundation is about to embark on a corporate study tour of South Africa to give potential youth mentors…

Global Island – Democracy Game for Young People

Staff Reporter, Monday, 15th July 2002 - “Global Island needs young people around the world to help decide its future”. That’s the fascinating invitation to participate in a new democracy game for teenagers…

Australia Tops Global Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 13th June 2002 - A global survey has found slow progress from Governments on implementing the Sustainable Consumption Guidelines for Consumer Protection. However, Australia has topped the list…

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