Press releases

  • Last chance to double donation to East Africa crisis

    Australians have one week left to double their donations through the Federal Government’s dollar-for-dollar initiative for those suffering from the drought and famine in East Africa.

    So far Australians have given more than $6 million to aid agencies for emergency relief since the launch of the scheme on October 5. The Government will double contributions until Wednesday November 30.

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  • Australia-USA partnership with World Vision to improve literacy

    World Vision Australia today welcomed the announcement by President Obama and Prime Minister Gillard of a new partnership between Australian and US government agencies and World Vision to improve the reading skills of school children in developing nations.

    The new US$20 million program is to be launched in Washington DC tomorrow, and is part of a new co-operative arrangement between ...

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