The Australian Council for International Development is the peak body for Australia's aid & international development NGOs
Canberra, Australia
Joined September 2010
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ACFID retweeted
GCF delivers #climateaction impact across sectors.
In 🇦🇺, our APAC Director Hemant Mandal joined @ACFID roundtable with Australia-based NGOs and CSOs to discuss climate work in the region and strengthen partnerships for high-impact programmes in Pacific SIDS.
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According to the @LowyInstitute's 2025 poll (poll.lowyinstitute.org/repor…), Australians now see their own country as the most influential power in the #Pacific. This shift in perception reflects more than just public sentiment.
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Yesterday, our Head of Humanitarian, Luke Gracie and leaders of other @ACFID members, met with @SenatorWong to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in #Gaza, where over 2 million Palestinians desperately need food, water, shelter, healthcare, & psychological first aid.
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Published on the International Day of Family Remittances, this @TheNewDailyAu piece from #AP4D's @MConleytyler and @Hbwrathall outlines the scale of remittances and the key #development role diaspora communities play, particularly amid global aid cuts.
🔗thenewdaily.com.au/news/worl….
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Great to be involved in at last week's @ACFID CEO Summit, with #AP4D Executive Director @MConleytyler chairing a panel discussion on 'Aid at a Crossroads: What the Global Reset Means for NGOs' featuring Cameron Hill, Simon Lewis and Lisa Denney.
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Writing in @Diplomat_APAC, @ACFID CEO & #AP4D Co-Chair Matthew Maury says that, amid global aid cuts, it is imperative that Australia increase support for local NGOs and civil society organisations which are "an essential part of the #development process".
thediplomat.com/2025/05/amid…
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In this commentary, @MConleytyler, Tom Barber and @grantwyeth argue that Australia’s continued commitment to foreign #aid - despite global trends of budget cuts - reflects a strategic, bipartisan consensus that development assistance is integral to national security and regional influence.
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@AsiaPacific4D
ACFID retweeted
New @YouGovpolling shows 82% of Australians overwhelmingly want more done to protect innocent lives in #Gaza. We must act now to get critical #aid to children and families who need it most.
🔗 Read the full joint statement: childfund.org.au/media-news/…
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This week, on the Intel, we asked "Global aid cuts are putting health outcomes in the region at risk. Is this the most critical gap Australia should fill and how? "
👉 Development intelligence Lab’s Laetitia Chow
👉 University of Sydney’s @merusheel
👉 Key Population Advocacy Consortium’s Lesley Bola
Explore the responses: devintelligencelab.com/intel…
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Last year the AFFPC's submission to the International Gender Equality Strategy, called for Australia to take an explicitly feminist approach to feminist foreign policy. Learn more about the AFFPC’s recommendations and read the full scorecard at loom.ly/3hDyddg
ALT Last year the AFFPC made 21 recommendations on how Australia's International Gender Equality Strategy could take a feminist approach in practice. Image is presented in Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition branding and includes AFFPC logo
ALT Read the full evaluation and a series of issues-based analyses of the International Gender Equality Strategy today at iwda.org.au/australian-feminist-foreign-policy-coalition/ Image is presented in Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition branding and includes AFFPC logo
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@ACFID commented on @abc730 on the devastating impact of the drastic cost cutting in the US suspending much of its #foreignaid and dismantling the US Agency of International Development.
abc.net.au/news/2025-05-14/h…
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”The spectre of a Chinese military base in the Pacific might dominate headlines. But our expert community tells us that Australia is far less prepared for what is already unfolding: a cascade of climate-driven disasters, and the fallout of major US policy shifts in the region.”
This is what our CEO, @bridirice, had to say about the results coming out of our latest Pulse Check x Australia’s Agenda. 🌏
We asked 130+ top non-government international affairs experts what should shape Australia's foreign affairs priorities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
And when faced with regional hypotheticals, they thought Australia most needed to prepare for scenarios like:
⚫ Climate-driven disasters.
⚫ Major US policy shifts.
⚫ Economic crisis.
⚫ AI and dis-information.
⚫ Multilateral institution failure.
So, their advice to government?
🔴 Australia needs to treat climate as a systemic rather than a sectoral issue.
🔴 US policy shifts are going to reshape the region.
🔴 Economic resilience, AI and disinformation, and multilateralism need a sharpened focus from Australia.
Want to know what else experts had to say? Read all the results here 👉 devintelligencelab.com/analy…
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On Wednesday #AP4D Co-Chair and @ACFID CEO @matthew_maury spoke with @abc730 about the global impact of the Trump administration's suspension of much of its #foreignaid and dismantling of the US Agency of International Development.
📺Watch the segment at abc.net.au/news/2025-05-14/h….
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The latest Intel asked @mdarvas "What’s one thing a new Minister for International Development should grasp about Australian development cooperation?"
Matt’s experience as a humanitarian and advocacy specialist informs his response this week.
Read his response here 👉 devintelligencelab.com/intel…
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What should drive the Albanese government's agenda following its election victory?
To find out @devintellab surveyed leading Australian thinkers - including #AP4D staff & Advisory Group members - and have synthesised the results in this handy resource.
🔗devintelligencelab.com/analy…
Our new analysis, Pulse Check x Australia’s Agenda, is here! 🌏
130+ of Australia’s top non-government international affairs experts shared their thoughts on what should drive the Australian Government’s agenda this coming term.
They answered three tough questions:
🔴 Which vision of the region best serves Australia’s national interests?
🔴 There are many possible future scenarios in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. What does Australia most need to prepare for?
🔴 You’re next to the Foreign Minister. What immediate policy, priority, program or partnership change would you recommend?
Want to know everything they said? Check out the summary video below and read the full report 👉 devintelligencelab.com/analy…
ACFID retweeted
The latest Intel asked @MConleytyler "What’s one thing a new Minister for International Development should grasp about Australian development cooperation?"
Melissa’s experience across complex foreign policy challenges informs her response this week.
Read her response here 👉 devintelligencelab.com/intel…
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ACFID retweeted
This week, on the Intel, we asked "What’s one thing a new Minister for International Development should grasp about Australian development cooperation?"
👉 @AsiaPacific4D's @MConleytyler
👉 Pulse Check x Philippines Expert
👉 @micahaustralia's @mdarvas
Explore the responses: devintelligencelab.com/intel…
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ACFID retweeted
We're delighted to welcome Damien Miller to the AP4D Advisory Group. Damien is Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity and a former Australian diplomat of 25 years. He was the first Indigenous Australian appointed head of an overseas mission.
Welcome Damien!
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In case you missed it, a recording of @MConleytyler's talk to @AIIAVIC on global #development disruption is now available to watch at youtube.com/watch?v=bK8T61RX….
Great turnout yesterday evening for #AP4D Executive Director @MConleytyler's talk at @AIIAVIC on what global #development disruptions mean for Australia.
Many thanks to AIIA for hosting and to an engaged audience for their thoughtful questions.
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HUMANITARIAN LEADER | Submissions are open for the Humanitarian Leader, our open-access bilingual journal.
We invite thought-provoking contributions that challenge assumptions about the humanitarian system and offer new insights into leadership.
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