On 30 December 2025, 37 NGOs were formally notified that their registrations would expire on 31 December 2025, despite an ongoing ceasefire in Gaza and the scale of humanitarian need. The decision triggered a 60-day period after which international NGOs would be forced to cease operations in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

We stand with trade unions, civil society, faith groups, international development organisations, and the Myanmar diaspora in Australia in an open letter to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong.

The Board of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is announcing that Kate Lee is stepping down as Executive Officer after 12 years of outstanding service and will finish in the role on February 28, 2026.

While we welcome Australia’s recognition of Palestine, it is no substitute for the urgent and meaningful action that Australia must take to uphold its moral and legal obligations to prevent further atrocities against the Palestinian people, and to avoid complicity in the war crimes Israel is committing.

The undersigned international trade union solidarity support organisations — Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (APHEDA), Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ACV-CSC), French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT), General Labour Federation of Belgium (ABVV-FGTB), Italia-Birmania.Insieme, and Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO Norway) — issue this joint statement to unequivocally condemn the Myanmar military junta’s dangerous manoeuvring to legitimise its dictatorship through sham elections scheduled on 28th December.

Australians overwhelmingly (82%) think that Israel’s deliberate blocking of aid into Gaza cannot be justified, according to fresh polling figures, with more than two in three Australians believing the Australian Government should do more to ensure civilians have access to food, water and medicine - including the vast majority of Labor voters.