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World Health Day – let’s talk about depression

5 April 2017

World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization…

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Why waste water?

17 March 2017

World Water Day, which is celebrated on 22 March every year, is about taking action to tackle the water crisis. Today, there…

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Mineral and Energy Economics Short Course kicks off

14 March 2017

Twenty-six African professionals are attending the six-week Australia Awards Mineral and Energy Economics course delivered collaboratively between the University of Pretoria, South Africa,…

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Australian Alumni attend Investing in Africa Mining Indaba

17 February 2017

The Australian Government recognises that the continuous development of skills and knowledge builds enduring people, countries and professional links, and has the power…

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South African youth trained to develop assistive devices

2 December 2016

Australia Awards Alumnus Ncedo Ludada is training students in Prosthetics and Orthotics Science at the Walter Sisulu University.

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Engaging men to eliminate gender-based violence

25 November 2016

Australia Awards Alumni, Amanda Odoi from Ghana and Itumeleng Komanyane from Botswana, are tackling gender-based violence from a different perspective – they…

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Towards sustainable development: Africa Industrialisation Day – 20 November 2016

17 November 2016

Thirty of the world’s 48 least-developed countries are located in Africa. Africa Industrialisation Day is intended to mobilise the commitment of the…

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Australia Awards recipient scoops International Student of the Year 2016

2 November 2016

Nigerian Australia Awards recipient, Dr Emmanuel Ita Bassey, who is pursuing a Masters in Disability Studies at Flinders University, has walked away with…