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Cyclones in Africa and Australia illustrate devastating impact of climate change

26 March, 2019 With 2.6 million people in southern Africa affected by Cyclone Idai, and Australians bracing for Cyclones Trevor and Veronica, people the world over are suffering because of increasingly severe weather events. Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi a week ago and CARE is providing aid to people who have lost everything […]

It’s an election year, people – we haven’t got time for outrage

Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you are taking the opportunity to rest up and relax. Because if we thought 2018 was a difficult and disturbing year, 2019 is shaping up to be even bigger. It looks like Australia will have one of the most savage and partisan federal elections in generations. Of course, the […]

Joining the conversation on business and human rights

Last week, CARE Australia Chief Executive Sally Moyle was a panellist at the 2017 Australian Dialogue on Business and Human Rights convened by the Global Compact Network Australia and the Australian Human Rights Commission. She said: “There is a controversial but important discussion about the role of businesses in identifying and responding to human rights […]

Those in need overseas ignored in 2017 federal budget

With the number of displaced people in the world right now at its highest ever, the need for compassion and aid from countries which can afford it is at its peak. There is a growing global need to build empathy, not barriers, understanding, not ignorance, of the plight of millions currently living in poverty. Yet […]

Aussies sacrifice Christmas at home to help others

This Christmas, spare a thought for those who will be away from their families. Those who donate their time to a higher cause than turkey and tinnies. The Weekly Review spoke to CARE staffers who are spending the festive season away from loved ones.

Giving with heart

What makes a good business great? When proceeds help fund women’s and girl’s education projects around the world . In the lead-up to the giving season, Lauren Shuttleworth shares the inspirational story behind her stationery and printery social enterprise Words with Heart.

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