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McKell Institute CEO Edward Cavanough will be available to speak to Australian media about the US election from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week. Who: Mckell Institute CEO Edward Cavanough When: From Monday, 19 August until Thursday, 22 August 2024 Where: Democratic National Convention in Chicago For interviews, contact Edward Cavanough / +61 … Continued
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On 16 August 2024, the Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will conduct its first public hearing for its inquiry into Australia’s response to the priorities of Pacific Islands and countries in the Pacific. During the full day public hearing, the Subcommittee will hear evidence from diplomatic and regional … Continued
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The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) has tabled a report recommending the ratification of four major treaty actions: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Fiji on Cooperation in the Field of Defence and the Status of Visiting Forces (Australia-Fiji agreement) Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great … Continued
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Wednesday, 7 August 2024 The Australian Council for International Development and Sudanese diaspora organisations urgently call on the Australian Government to respond to the recent declaration of famine in Darfur, Sudan, by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). Whilst we welcomed previous announcements of funding in relation to this crisis, this declaration of famine … Continued
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Friday 2 August, 2024: For immediate release IPC reports famine conditions in parts of Sudan Responding to the UN-backed IPC’s latest famine review on Sudan, which has found that conflict has pushed parts of North … Continued
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Friday, 2 August 2024 The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for humanitarian action, welcomes the public release of the federal government-commissioned review into the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and her six World Central Kitchen colleagues. “Humanitarian workers must be ensured safety by combatants in carrying out life saving responses. … Continued
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Thursday, 1 August 2024 The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for Australian humanitarian action, warns the recent escalations in violence in the Middle East risk catastrophic consequences for civilians and may push the region’s already dire humanitarian crisis to a breaking point. The intensification of conflict in Gaza, the West Bank, … Continued
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The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for Australian humanitarian agencies welcomes the announcement from Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong to impose targeted Magnitsky-style financial sanctions and travel bans on seven Israeli individuals and an Israeli entity for involvement in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. This announcement comes in … Continued
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International Justice Mission (IJM) Australia) welcomes move by eSafety Commissioner to hold big tech companies to account for tackling online child sexual abuse. The legal notices require big tech companies to explain how they address the child abuse material that is being promoted and distributed on their platforms. Companies are required to provide an updated … Continued
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Eighty years ago, the representatives of 44 nations that were still fighting against the German and Japanese armies met to organise the post-war international economic order. Two institutions were established that continue to shape global economic affairs: the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (more commonly known as the World … Continued
