aid

Monday, October 07

Pacific focus misses the point

Caritas Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s new commitment to expand its assistance to Australia’s Pacific Island neighbours but has criticised the lack of attention to local aid and climate change.

Caritas responds to devastating earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi

The Caritas international network is responding with emergency assistance following a powerful earthquake that rocked central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Friday.

Jamaki's dressmaking skills have gone from strength to strength and she has become a leader in her community.

Hopeful future for Janaki

Each year Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion, which runs through the six weeks of Lent, brings together communities across Australia, in solidarity with the world’s poor, to help end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity. Each week The Southern Cross will publish a story on how Project Compassion is making a different to the lives of individuals, their families and communities.

Electoral Funding Bill threatens our liberal democracy: Caritas

Caritas Australia is deeply concerned that the Federal Government’s Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform Bill will undermine our democracy and stifle the voice of civil society. Caritas is calling for the Bill to be substantially amended.