Tim Costello steps down after 15 years at World Vision Australia
Tim Costello, World Vision Australia‘s chief advocate, is stepping down after 15 years with the organisation. Costello, who is one of Australia’s most renowned Christian voices on social justice issues, will continue to lend his expertise to the organisation on issues of global poverty. Tim Costello “After so many years at this wonderful organisation, I […]
Australian churches call for an end to “demonisation” of asylum seekers and refugees
The Australian Churches’ Refugee Taskforce has joined with the National Council of Churches in Australia in calling for an end to the “demonising” of refugees and asylum seekers and for the adoption of a humane approach to their care and support. In a statement released on Friday, the ACRT and NCCA welcomed recent moves to […]
ESSAY: IT’S TIME TO GET #KIDSOFFNAURU
In an edited version of a speech presented at the Tasmanian Prayer Breakfast this week, CLAIRE ROGERS, CEO of World Vision Australia, talks about a new campaign – #KidsOffNauru – in which more than 30 organisations are demanding all children on Nauru be removed by 20th November…
More than 90 per cent of teenaged Australians would like to do more to help refugees
More than 90 per cent of young Australians would like to do more to help refugees and only 9.4 per cent believe Australia is doing enough to help refugees through Australian aid, according to a new World Vision Australia survey. The findings of the national poll, released ahead of next month’s 40 Hour Famine Backpack Challenge, also […]
PROFILE: CLAIRE ROGERS’ PASSION FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE AMONG THE WORLD’S POOREST
Three months into her new job as chief executive of World Vision Australia, Claire Rogers talks to DAVID ADAMS about her passion for helping to bring about lasting change among some of the world’s poorest communities…
Sydney-siders invited to step into the shoes of a teenage Syrian refugee at new World Vision ‘experiential centre’
Sydney-siders have the chance to “step into the shoes” of a teenage Syrian refugee with a virtual reality, immersive story-telling experience at the Macquarie Centre in North Ryde. The 360 degree experience, which visitors must don VR goggles to experience at World Vision’s first pop-up ‘experiential centre’, centres on the life of 14-year-old Ali, who […]