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            <title><![CDATA[Recognising our deadly staff in NAIDOC Week]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From helping the aged reconnect with culture to mentoring at risk young people with mental health issues, we're honouring six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff for their leadership and innovation, for advancing reconciliation and for committing to creating positive futures for first Australians.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[A taste of Africa, a show of unity]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Food brings us together. It breaks down barriers, connects people and starts conversations.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross welcomes historic nuclear ban treaty ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross has joined the chorus of voices around the world this morning celebrating the formal adoption in the United Nations of a treaty which categorically prohibits nuclear weapons.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 8 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[In case of emergency ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The moment that I started to consider emergencies, and how to be better prepared for them.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 3 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Destruction of Mosul's Great Mosque holds a heritage lesson for Australia ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cultural icons such as the Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and Indigenous sacred sites could and should be protected in possible conflicts.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 3 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Celebrating First Australians]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This NAIDOC Week, we're celebrating history, culture, achievements and language.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 2 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Three months after Debbie, Red Cross helps 27,000 people]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Three months after the massive category four Cyclone Debbie crossed the north Queensland coast, Red Cross continues to reach out to people still struggling to pick up the pieces.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[New study reveals Red Cross volunteers stopped 10,450 Ebola cases ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[At the height of the Ebola epidemic, hundreds of students, taxi drivers and shopkeepers volunteered to bury their dead neighbours. A new study finds their actions stopped over 10,000 people from being infected with the disease.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Another flood for North Coast NSW]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Flood after flood, North Coast NSW has been left soaking.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Simple acts of kindness can change a refugee's life]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Teaching someone how to use public transport or helping them look for a job may seem like small acts… but simple practical actions could make a huge difference to a refugee's life.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Civilians trapped in Mosul as fighting intensifies]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Staying could mean dying, but trying to escape could mean dying too.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Refugee Week 2017]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[No one ever plans to be a refugee. But when it happens, a little help goes a long way.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[I saw my city die: the human toll of urban warfare ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A report just released by the ICRC estimates that fifty million people currently bear the brunt of war in cities around the world.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Nuclear weapons ban negotiations resume in New York ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The final round of nuclear weapons ban negotiations is underway this week in New York. Tadateru Kanoe, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, talks to the importance of banning these weapons of mass destruction.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[We took a trolleycam into Aldi and learned how to save money with FoodREDi]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We took our busy FoodREDi trainers into an ALDI supermarket to see what tips and tricks we could learn from them to save money and eat better food.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[A war on words]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Is journalism disappearing from conflict zones?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[How businesses can help Pacific communities recover from disaster]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[When disaster strikes, Vanuatu businesses can provide, store and distribute relief supplies through a single procurement system.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Red Cross people celebrated in Queen's Birthday Honours]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[More than a dozen Red Cross people have been recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[There's no stopping Jillian]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Equipped with a can-do attitude and a passion for helping others, Jillian Fielder has spent the best part of 30 years championing Red Cross wherever she's lived, and having quite the adventure along the way.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Uber drives Red Cross Shops clothing donations]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A big thank you to Uber, their driver-partners and generous Australians across the country who helped collect 41,000 kilograms of clothing donations at an estimate value of $820,000 to Australian Red Cross.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 8 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Invisible Children of Cox's Bazar]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The only thing not in short supply is a will to survive.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 8 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA['My whole life was under water': how Colin got it back]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Four years after losing all his possessions in the devastating Bundaberg floods, Colin Crossey has never been more happy and grateful to be alive.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 5 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Winter first aid tips to treat burns from heaters and fires]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With the arrival of cold days and nights, heaters are pulled from cupboards, fires are lit and steaming hot soups and drinks warm us up from the inside.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 5 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Typhoon Haiyan: Thinking back and looking ahead]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA['I felt finished.' In three words, a woman in the fishing community of Biasong recalled the despair she felt when she surveyed the damage inflicted by Typhoon Haiyan.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Hundreds killed in Sri Lanka after worst flooding in 14 years]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Severe flooding and landslides caused by Tropical Cyclone Mora have killed 200 people in Sri Lanka. More than 100 are still missing with 70,000 displaced. Over 600,000 people have been affected.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Agile - On being humanitarian in a disrupted world]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Speech given by Judy Slatyer, CEO, Australian Red Cross, at the 6th Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference on May 20th 2017.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Statement on Syria by ICRC President Peter Maurer ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ICRC President Peter Maurer reflects on his latest trip to Syria, the need for a political solution and an end to the suffering.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[The next steps to reconciliation ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Reconciliation begins with learning the truth about who we are. This week, Red Cross asks all Australians to be part of the next big steps in our nation's reconciliation journey.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Somalia battling cholera epidemic]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Somalia, already dealing with serious drought and looming famine, is now battling a large-scale cholera epidemic.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Perth shoppers, have we got a treat for you?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[One-of-a-kind and rare items lie in wait for shoppers at the 54th Annual Bindaring Clothing Sale.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Red Cross supports the long road to recovery]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The road to recovery continues long after disaster strikes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 5 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Red Cross helps across Vanuatu as major Cyclone Donna approaches]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Vanuatu Red Cross volunteers are working around the clock to help their communities be safe and prepared ahead of a major cyclone which is due to start hitting the country in the coming hours.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 4 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Cyclone Debbie ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We're here to support the long road to recovery]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 3 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Appeal for a nuclear free world]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross calls on all States to join UN negotiations to eliminate nuclear weapons. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Red Cross to hold nuclear ban conference in Nagasaki]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA['We're at a moment that's been 71 years in the making; the turning point of a campaign that began as soon as the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were revealed.']]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Back to school on disaster law]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This week, leaders in disaster law from around the world are attending a special Red Cross 'Field School' in Sydney, aimed at helping humanitarian aid to go further and faster.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Are the laws of war working in Syria?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The conflict that caused the largest refugee crisis since WWII and killed over 400,000 people has been littered with violations of international humanitarian law (IHL).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Red Cross urges people to act now to adapt to climate change]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With natural disasters striking more frequently and with greater severity a new Climate Ready Communities Guide has been launched letting people know how they can take action to avoid being a casualty of climate change.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Where does the aid go?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[It's a question asked of every charity and non-profit the world over: Will my donation make a difference?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross honours its international aid workers ]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From Beirut to Haiti, from earthquakes to hurricanes, to civil war and Ebola epidemics, Australian Red Cross International Aid Workers are there in times of disaster and crises, and on Wednesday April 19th they are being recognised for their service at the Red Cross International Service Medal ceremony in Melbourne, Victoria.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Cyclone Debbie - we'll recover better when we stand together]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Be kind to yourself and be there for each other.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[After the flood: the things that can't be destroyed]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Emmanuel Vella surveys the mountain of his family's mud-drenched possessions piled up on his footpath and shrugs.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <title><![CDATA[Cyclone Debbie - Red Cross in real time]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[DJ Cronin, a deputy operations manager at our Cyclone Debbie emergency headquarters, on friendship, kindness and what it's like to be in the field with Red Cross]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[Tasmanian Kim Brundle-Lawrence has no intention of slowing down despite racking up more than half a century of service with Australian Red Cross.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The members at the Southport Branch in Queensland, ranging from their twenties to their nineties in age, are united and inspired by our fundamental principles. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[It's time to rethink disaster management, says Red Cross CEO Judy Slatyer. We spend too much on meeting needs today and nowhere near enough on saving lives tomorrow.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Are you one of the five million Aussies working more than 40 hours/week?]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) are outraged by last night's horrific attack on a SARC warehouse and an aid convoy in Orem Al Kubra (Big Orem) in rural Aleppo.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[At any given moment today, you'll find a Red Cross person trying to make life a little easier for people in crisis.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[If you look very carefully you'll notice three letters of the alphabet have vanished from some strategic spots this week.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the thousands of Australians who gave generously to help the people of Fiji after its devastating cyclone.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[ALDI has generously committed significant funding to help us extend our vital 'FoodREDi' program in local communities.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross first met Sydney lawyer Deng Adut back in 2012. Today his incredible story of survival continues to inspire, and highlights the vital role international humanitarian law must play in protecting the innocents of war]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross thanks the organisers and patrons of the Falls Festival for their generous support of communities affected by the bushfires on Victoria's surf coast.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Do you think a well-cooked meal can change someone's world? Celebrated chef Kylie Kwong certainly does, and this year a proud young mum would be sure to agree with her.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[On 17 December, we remember Red Cross and Red Crescent people who were killed while performing humanitarian service.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Relief in Mexico as Hurricane Patricia recedes while the Philippines copes with massive floods from Typhoon Koppu]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the impact of the Category 5 cyclone is felt, Red Cross volunteers are reaching out with humanitarian aid to those in need.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Are you disaster ready? It's not all about a torch and a can of baked beans]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope on why the bombing of a M&eacute;decins Sans Fronti&egrave;res hospital in Afghanistan is a matter of grave international concern. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[With Mental Health Week being marked with events around the country Red Cross is playing its part to raise awareness and discussion about this issue.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The United Nations and its 193 member countries have adopted an ambitious new development agenda, which commits to ending poverty in all its forms by the year 2030 and putting people at the centre of sustainable development.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Seventy years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Red Cross repeats its global call to ban nuclear weapons so that such a humanitarian tragedy never happens again.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross will hold a special event in Melbourne this coming Thursday to celebrate the immense contributions made to Australian life by refugee arrivals.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[by Vicki Mau and Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite labour shortages, communities devastated by the April earthquakes continue to rebuild.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[After fleeing war in Syria and spending years with little or no prospects in a Lebanese refugee camp, Louiy Saloum decided the only way to find a secure life for himself and his family was to make the journey to Europe.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[From sleeping under sniper fire to days without enough food or water, the Samir family have undertaken a perilous journey to escape a life of danger and to join family in the safety of Sweden.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Raamy Jaafar was a Red Crescent volunteer in Syria. Now, with his house and neighbourhood destroyed by bombs, he finds himself in the same perilous situation of the many people he has helped.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross has been heartened by the outpouring of concern for the plight of hundreds of thousands of desperate people seeking safety in Europe from war, violence and persecution and says all of us have a capacity to do more to help.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Is it a dangerous time to be a humanitarian? There are disturbing reports of humanitarian actors being shot at while they work and chased out of the places where they are most needed.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[As food shortages and health threats loom, Red Cross is stepping up its support for those hit hardest by the floods.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Myanmar Red Cross volunteers are supporting evacuations and distributing relief supplies in four regions inundated by heavy flooding.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Get up to speed with Red Cross in 2015 with the latest issue of Humanitarian, our flagship magazine]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Welcome Pearl Li, Australian Red Cross' new National Youth Advisory Chair who sits on the national board]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[There has been heavy shelling of residential areas of Donetsk, Ukraine.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[Spending an extended stint volunteering overseas - living, working and being immersed in another culture - can be one of the best career moves for anyone who wants to work in humanitarian aid.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake, five years ago, the country learnt one of the most important ways to keep people alive and healthy: get them to wash their hands. Often and thoroughly.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA["For the men who have risked their all for the honour of their country, nothing but the best is good enough"]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[Ten years on from the Indian Ocean tsunami, we remember how the world worked together to rebuild shattered lives and communities.]]></description>
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            <link>http://www.redcross.org.au/news/news-disaster-plan-15122014.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Do you know what you would do in a disaster - where would you go, what would you take, who would you turn to for help?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[This week marked a celebration of the young parents who are learning to beat life's challenges - with a little help from Red Cross.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[What do you do if you're first on the scene of a road accident? How do you treat an injury or snake bite away from home?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[Did being prepared save thousands of lives over the weekend? ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A collection of previously unseen photographs documenting the aftermath of 1974's devastating Cyclone Tracy will soon go on show in Darwin.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross has been named a finalist for a top HR industry award for excellence in developing the talent and capability of our workforce of staff and volunteers. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross helped local authorities to evacuate more than a million people in the path of Typhoon Hagupit in the Philippines.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[This week Red Cross was recognised in the 2014 Resilient Australia Awards, for excellence in strengthening community resilience to disasters.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[Three Red Cross aid workers share their insights from this year's crisis hotspots.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The oncoming winter in Syria means a new emergency for millions left without adequate shelter or clothing.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross inspired by the Movement's two international leaders at our Centenary Summit.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The brave response of Australian Red Cross to disease outbreak spans 100 years]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross membership is going strong-growing and changing to reflect a modern Australia]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[While Guinea celebrates Eid, Red Cross is helping families to avoid contracting Ebola]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross aid worker Sue Ellen Kovack has tested negative for Ebola]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Treatment facility opens in Kenema to help meet escalating needs.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross honours the work of dedicated staff and volunteers in the Matija Barisic Oration.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross Blood Service staff ask young gay people struggling with their sexuality to hang in there 'cos it gets better.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
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            <description><![CDATA[A century ago you'd have been volunteering for Australian Red Cross.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA["We urge those involved in the fighting to give the wounded on all sides immediate and safe access to the medical treatment they need"]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Parties to the conflict in Syria must allow humanitarian relief for civilians in need.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Residents from remote and regional communities are getting together in the kitchen to share new skills.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross have been visiting flood affected homes around Kempsey, ensuring people have access to information and services.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[People from across the country show their support for the fire affected communities.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross CEO, Robert Tickner, assumes a new leadership role at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross College has moved into the Adelaide CBD, designing its new home with the adult learner in mind.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Technological advances in warfare are under the spotlight at a free public seminar in Sydney next week.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[During National Homeless Persons' Week Red Cross is launching new ways of training vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians in first aid.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Five festivals were celebrated to encourage young people to use their creative abilities to explore the idea of humanity.]]></description>
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