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Useful Australian contacts

• ADG people and organisations directory
  
  
• Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
  http://www.ausaid.gov.au
  AusAID is responsible for the management of the official Australian Government Overseas Aid Program.
• Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
  http://www.aciar.gov.au
  Mobilises Australia's research capacity to help solve agricultural problems in developing countries.
• Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)
  http://www.acfid.asn.au
  The peak coordinating agency for around 100 Australian NGOs. It produces a variety of useful information and services relating to the work of the Australian aid community.
• Australian Development Gateway (ADG)
  http://www.developmentgateway.com.au
  The ADG is an internet portal that is part of the Development Gateway network, a World Bank initiative strongly supported by AusAID.
• Australian Strategic Policy Institute
  http://www.aspi.org.au
  The ASPI is designed to help Australia understand better the strategic choices facing it, and help government make better-informed decisions.
• Bank of I.D.E.A.S.
  http://www.bankofideas.com.au
  Initiatives for the Development of Enterprising Actions
  and Strategiesrelated to the aid sector.
• Beasley Intercultural
  http://www.intercultural.com.au
  This is an intercultural training and consultancy company which prepares individuals and teams for development work in cross-cultural contexts.
• Career Portfolio
  http://www.careerportfolio.com.au
  Take charge of your career / life direction - a computer based self-development program, whose founder has come out of the human resource management (HRM) side of the development sector.
• Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights (CCHR)
  http://www.deakin.edu.au/cchr
  A Deakin University initiative providing research, education and consultancy in civil society, citizenship and community.
• Childwise
  http://www.childwise.net
  Child Wise is a not-for-profit organisation working to end the sexual exploitation and abuse of children in Australia and beyond.
• Community International (CI)
  http://www.communityinternational.com.au
  Helps LEPs and other young development professionals identify opportunities within the development field.
• Crawford Fund
  http://www.crawfordfund.org
  A non-profit organisation dedicated to sharing overseas Australia's scientific and technical expertise in agricultural research and development.
• Development Studies Network (DSN)
  http://devnet.anu.edu.au
  Provides a forum for debate on various development issues, and publishes a quarterly journal, Development Bulletin.
• Emergency Management Australia (EMA)
  http://www.ema.gov.au
  Provides national leadership in the development of risk reduction and disaster management strategies throughout the country.
• Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC)
  http://www.fdc.org.au
  This Australian-based think tank is committed to development cooperation and poverty reduction within Asia and the Pacific.
• GDU Pty ltd
  http://www.gdu.com.au
  GDU Pty Ltd has been covering disasters for 20 years. Produces films and videos, and offers media and marketing advice to a range of international aid agencies.
• Global Education
  http://www.globaleducation.edna.com.au
  This website, initiated and funded by AusAID, aims to improve the amount and quality of global education taught in Australialian primary and secondary schools.
• Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ICG)
  http://www.deakin.edu.au/icg
  The ICG brings together students investigating new meanings of citizenship in an interconnected world.
• International Conflict and Resolution Centre (ICRC)
  http://www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/icrc
  Research, teaching and information on conflict resolution in Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region.
• Last First Network
  http://www.lastfirst.net
  Last-First Networks is a non-profit resource centre serving the aid, development, and community sectors. They are the Asia-Pacific region's leading supplier of materials on global issues, global education, community development, aid and development practice, peace and conflict resolution, human rights, rural development, participatory approaches, governance, and a host of related issues.
• Make Poverty History
  http://www.makepovertyhistory.com.au
  Brings together a cross-section of organisations, faith groups and celebrities who believe that 2005 offers an unprecedented opportunity for positive global change.
• Micah Challenge
  http://www.micahchallenge.org.au/
  Global group seeking less poverty and greater justice that campaign to support the Millennium Development Goals.
• New Internationalist
  http://www.newint.org
  A monthly journal reporting on issues of world poverty and inequality. Offers a comprehensive Global Learning Guide, which includes excellent publications such as the annual World Guide.
• Palgrave Macmillan
  http://www.palgravemacmillan.com.au
  A major book supplier which covers a range of Development Studies and other publications.
• Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR)
  http://www.ruralaustraliansforrefugees.org
  An informal group of concerned citizens working hard to support the rights of asylum seekers and refugees in Australia.
• Sight
  www.sightmagazine.com.au
  A new online magazine covering Australian and international news and current affairs from a Christian perspective with particular emphasis on humanitarian-related issues such as poverty and AIDS."
• http://www.smartraveller.gov.au
  A government website which gives practical advice to Australians living, working or travelling overseas.
• Social Enterprises Partnerships (SEP)
  www.partnerships.org.au
  A national partnership which focuses in on community building, partnerships and social enterprise.
• Sydney Development Group
  Email: lucy.hobgood-brown@uts.edu.au
  An informal network of Sydney-based development practitioners who meet regularly to share information and listen to guest speakers.