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Today Avocados Australia Limited, the representative body for the Australian avocado industry, announced its much-anticipated entry into the Indian market, accompanied by cricket icon Brett Lee as their esteemed brand ambassador. The announcement was made at Avocados Australia’s Launch Trade Reception held at the Australian High Commission in New Delhi in India. This exciting collaboration … Continued
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Media release | Wednesday, 8 May 2024 The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) warns a full-scale military assault on the Gazan city of Rafah would have catastrophic humanitarian consequences. The peak body for humanitarian agencies said 1.3 million people, 600,000 of them children, were trapped in Rafah after Israeli attacks forced them from their … Continued
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Media release | Tuesday, 30 April 2024 The federal government must bolster support for Australian and Pacific news organisations to combat information warfare, according to the Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue (AP4D). It warns a failure to boost investment would undermine Australia’s national security and regional relationships amid a rising tide of misinformation and … Continued
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 25th April 2024 The latest international survey by software recommendation site GetApp reveals that economic pressures, supplier location, and cybersecurity threats are plaguing global supply chains, particularly within small to midsize enterprises (SMEs). GetApp’s Supply Chain Plans Survey of 1,100 supply chain management (SCM) leaders across Australia, the U.S., Germany, France and … Continued
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Hidden Wars is the first published book-length study of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in three contemporary conflict-affected settings in Asia, along with a comparison of the findings. Burma (Myanmar), Sri Lanka and The Philippines have experienced some of the world’s most protracted civil conflicts. When countries deny they are in conflict or are in … Continued
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Media release | Friday, 19 April 2024 More than a dozen humanitarian groups have written to Foreign Minister Penny Wong urging the Australian Government to commit $50 million for lifesaving aid in war-torn Sudan. The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID),Sudanese Australian Advocacy Network (SAAN) and Micah Australia called on the federal government to find … Continued
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Media release | Friday, 19 April 2024 More than a dozen humanitarian groups have written to Foreign Minister Penny Wong urging the Australian Government to commit $50 million for lifesaving aid in war-torn Sudan. The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID),Sudanese Australian Advocacy Network (SAAN) and Micah Australia called on the federal government to find … Continued
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Monash University’s Eleos Justice will host a discussion with Anaïs Marin, the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus to probe the realities and legal implications of various forms of state-sanctioned killing in Belarus. Belarus is the only country in Europe that still implements the death penalty and has shown no sign of stopping with at … Continued
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The current war in Gaza is the continuation of a long history of forced displacement of Palestinians by Israeli forces, shows a new report, commissioned by ActionAid and Oxfam. Currently there are 2 million Gazans internally displaced in the tiny 41 kilometre long territory, which is about half the size of Canberra. The report (attached) … Continued
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Media release | Friday, 12 April 2024 Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the conflict in Sudan on Monday 15 April, the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) is calling on the Australian Government to provide $50 million in new and additional funding to the humanitarian catastrophe occurring in Sudan and the region. More than … Continued
