A NEW United Nations report predicts one in 23 people around the world will need humanitarian assistance in 2023. CARE Australia, one of the country’s leading humanitarian aid organisations, also said the report highlights stark gender inequality in humanitarian decision-making, The UN’s…
Agnes Jr, a Congolese refugee now living in the Northern Territory, recalls the fear she felt during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was frightening. It felt like death was coming,” she said. Agnes Jr is one person of a small…
Australia is showing leadership on ocean plastic by joining an international coalition that is pushing for ambitious rules to reduce plastic use worldwide, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) said today. The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia said Australia’s commitment to a…
A historic pledge for a more equitable aid system by 2030 has today been launched globally, with CARE Australia leading the charge to encourage other Australian international non-government organisations (INGOs) to sign onto the pledge. The Pledge for Change is a set of commitments…
The Audi Foundation, a corporate philanthropic foundation set up by Audi Australia and the Audi Australia Dealer Network, is marking a significant milestone in 2022: five years of supporting progressive Australian charities to drive meaningful change. Through its charity partners, the Audi…
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed a proposal to increase gill net-free zones in the Great Sandy Marine Park. The Queensland Government made the announcement on Friday, 23 September as part of its draft zoning plan for the marine park,…
A new report by Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) outlines recommendations for sustainable government support of the charity sector – following findings that four out of five community sector charities struggled with increased demand for services…
Feel the Magic, one of Australia’s leading charities offering holistic, evidence-based face-to-face and virtual support services to children and families who are grieving the death of a parent, guardian or sibling, today announced that its annual fundraising challenge, 1-in-20, is now open…
Australia’s oldest bush charity, Frontier Services, launched its annual “Great Outback BBQ” campaign in August, seeking urgent assistance to help Aussie farmers who are fighting to survive after a years-long onslaught of floods, fires, drought, plagues, and then a global pandemic. Marking…
Australia Post’s popular free postcards will arrive in millions of letterboxes, and at post offices around the country this week, helping Australians to check in and support one another on R U OK? Day, which is today, 8 September, and in the…
