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WVA Opinion pieces reflect our policy and ideas on issues surrounding global poverty.
| 22-Sep-08 |
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Australian support of Millenium Development Goals vital to war on poverty
Author: Tim Costello, chief executive of World Vision Australia
Next week political leaders will meet in New York to attempt to get the world’s assault on poverty back on track. No doubt few business leaders in Australia will pay much heed to the UN General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals. They should. Th |
| 04-Jun-08 |
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Fuelling the food crisis
Author: Tim Costello, Chief Executive of World Vision Australia
World Environment Day this year should pierce the minds of more Australians than ever before. As we feel the pinch at the petrol pump our leaders are flinging solutions at us like tax cuts and biofuels. In the meantime, across the globe there is a massive |
| 17-Apr-08 |
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Climate Change and the World Food Crisis
Author: Tim Costello, Chief Executive, World Vision Australia and Don Henry, Executive Director, Australian Conservation Foundation
In Australia the fight against climate change has us switching off lights, recycling and possibly replacing a petrol-guzzler for a small car or even a bike. It is about making small sacrifices now to ensure a better future for our children. |
| 10-Mar-08 |
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The darker side of chocolate
Author: Paul Ronalds, Director Policy and Programs
This Easter Australians will splurge more than $200 million on chocolate eggs. It’s part of an addiction in this country that sees every man, woman and child consume almost 4.5kgs of chocolate each year. |
| 03-Mar-08 |
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Gender Parity
Author: Michelle Rice, World Vision Gender Working Group
International Women's Day on 8 March is a time to reflect on how far Australia's come on the road to gender parity. |
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| | Twelve year old Aregash Arka lives in Southern Ethiopia where World Vision has implemented the Likimse Abella Water Sanitation project to assist the community maintain a reliable and hygenic water supply. | | | Photographer: Jonathan Krause | |
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