About us

Supporting communities through life's toughest moments

For 112 years, Australian Red Cross has helped people turn humanity into action. We act locally, connect globally and bring the strength of the world’s largest humanitarian movement into communities across Australia. 

You’ll see Australian Red Cross at work in many different places and moments, with our employees, members and volunteers at the heart of it. We have global-to-local expertise in emergencies, migration, International Human Law and international programs. We have capability in areas including First Aid Mental Health training, community mobilisation, convening and coordination. We have a unique role as an auxiliary to government and public authorities in the humanitarian field.

What connects this work is our shared humanitarian purpose and our fundamental principles that set out how we act.