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Today we launch the Minderoo Fire Fund. A comprehensive $70 million relief package designed to not only respond to the ongoing crisis and rebuild communities, but to establish long-term resilience by funding research into and applying new techniques in fire and disaster relief.
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Can a game of peek-a-boo change the world?
We've partnered with @TEDTalks to deliver one of the world’s youngest ever #TED Talks.
Supported by @UNICEF and made with the assistance of The @SydOperaHouse Trust.
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REVEALED: just 20 companies - supported by a small group of financial backers - are responsible for producing over 50% of the world's single-use #plastic waste.
View the list here: plasticwastemakersindex.org/
#PlasticWasteMakersIndex #SourceOfPlasticWaste #WeSeeYou #NoPlasticWaste
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The wait is over… we are proud to launch the 2018 Global Slavery Index. The GSI shines a light on #ModernSlavery– a crime usually hidden in the shadows. #UnravelSlavery in the #GSI2018 👉 bit.ly/2xWgdkf
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"Australia has the potential to create a system in which EVERY family has access to the best parenting advice & early learning centres, staffed by highly-trained specialists.
That is what a world-class early childhood learning system in Australia should be." - @JayWeatherill
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The first group of WA Fencing Farmers are en-route back to WA, with the second team arriving on Kangaroo Island earlier this week and joining the @blazeaid teams already on the ground. Minderoo’s Fire Fund has covered the cost of the volunteers’ travel, including ferry tickets.
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BREAKING NEWS: Big business will be required to report annually on slavery in #supplychains! #EndSlaveryAUS🇦🇺 theage.com.au/national/big-b…
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Exciting news from the deep sea!
Scientists from @uwaoceans and Japan have set a new record for the deepest fish ever filmed and caught at over 8 kilometres underwater.
Check out the Pseudoliparis Belyaevi (aka snailfish). #deepsea #defendthedeep
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Yazidi slavery survivor @NadiaMuradBasee becomes @UN goodwill ambassador on #humantrafficking. bbc.com/news/world-middle-ea…
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Congratulations to the @ExmouthResearchLab team who've successfully simulated a #coralspawn 👏
Researchers from @aims_gov_au and @uwanews will now examine why some #corals are more resilient to #HeatStress, in a quest to protect parts of the #Ningaloo reef from bleaching
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Today, on the World Day against Traficking, our thoughts are with the 45.8 million people living in slavery around the world. #endslavery
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It’s time to turn off the tap on new fossil fuel plastic production.
Our groundbreaking Plastic Waste Makers Index reveals the plastic-waste crisis is worsening and highlights the critical action that is needed.
Download today: minderoo.org/plastic-waste-m…
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One in every seven girls in Indonesia is being forced to marry before she is 18. Help us to end this! #EndSlavery #PointItOUt
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Today, Andrew & Nicola Forrest have given nearly AU$5 billion more to Minderoo Foundation, to allow us to provide more significant support in a focused manner, empower our partners to deliver change, and ignite collective and purposeful action.
More here: minderoo.org/news/andrew-and…
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Want to know exactly who is driving the fossil fuel plastic crisis? Hit follow and come back tomorrow to find out.
#MinderooFoundation
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Our team is ready for #MyFreedomDay on Tueday, helping to raise awareness about #modernslavery globally. What does #freedom mean to you?
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Could mining the deep sea bed at mass scale save us from the climate crisis?
Prof. Sandor Mulsow worked at the International body mandated to protect the deep seabed. His @TEDTalks shows why #deepseamining would be catastrophic for all life on Earth 🐙 bit.ly/471hbrN
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Modern plastics are designed to be cheap and easy to produce, not cheap and easy to recycle. So, they aren't recycled. Instead, they're dumped or burned. How do we fix this? Listen in to find out: lnkd.in/g_tvhPU #NoPlasticWaste @No_PlasticWaste
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Today we join @ConservationOrg @PewEnvironment @theGEF and @RMWF in the Blue Nature Alliance.
Working with local partners, we aim to conserve & protect 18 million sq. miles of #ocean in 5 years, an area measuring 2x the size of Australia #BlueNature
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"Plastics are not the enemy, it’s the way we have chosen to use them.
The plastic problem is an inefficient, outdated business model…but I do think this is a problem we can solve."
@ProfRThompson on the Minderoo-Monaco Commission
#MonacoOceanWeek
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Thanks @richardbranson for acknowledging #modernslavery as a widespread issue that is all too often neglected. virgin.com/richard-branson/a…
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We have deepened our commitment to the welfare and safety of the Ukrainian people by delivering 169 generators to help maintain critical power supplies to support millions of civilians affected by Russia’s invasion.
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Introducing the world's first Plastic Health Map.
This tool is designed to help researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and people interested to navigate the vast research on plastic chemicals exposure and human health. 🧑💻
Explore the data: minderoo.org/plastic-health-…
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Researchers from @ExmouthResearch are conducting selective breeding of #Ningaloo corals using assisted gene flow to create corals with a higher chance of survival in warmer temperatures. Watch the video featuring Dr Kate Quigley to learn more. @la__cientifica #coralbleaching
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Louder, for those in the back 📢 #NoPlasticWaste
Let's make 2021 the year we stop doing this.
Unnecessary plastic packaging makes up a large portion of the plastic waste entering our environment every day. This must stop.
#NoPlasticWaste
Via @plasticfreeit
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Opening in Sydney in 2025, the Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre is set to have national and global impact with fully integrated research and clinical care for the best possible results for young people with cancer. bit.ly/3HU1maH @kidscancerinst @SCHNkids
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FM @JulieBishopMP announces the 🇦🇺gov't support and push for a modern slavery act, similar to the one in the UK. #endslavery #Achieve87
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Today is the World Day Against TIP. Follow #igivehope to learn more about great initiatives helping to #endslavery.
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Thanks @BillGates for your continuous support of our work. Only through collaboration, we will #endslavery. @WalkFreeFdn @ilo @UNmigration
We can’t address what we can’t measure. To end modern slavery, we need the best available data: b-gat.es/2fDhLHb
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Under the UN Law of the Sea (1982), the deep seabed in international waters is “the common heritage of all (hu)mankind, to be held in trust for future generations”.
The seabed is not theirs, it’s yours.
Laura, Co-Producer, Deep Rising at @OceanloversFest with @_sarahwilson_
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We are excited to launch our first Insight Series for 2018 on Forced Marriage. Using our research we look into where it happens, who is affected and more importantly, what we can do to address this crime that affects 15.4 million people worldwide. ow.ly/ZBt630i4ZcQ
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Our #TB5 CEO @JayWeatherill today at @ceda_news:
"Early #childcare systems in Australia are very fragile, & are not providing what #children and families need. It hasn’t reached the top of the political priorities, & needs to be seen on the national agenda, not states." #auspol
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After joining forces with @FortescueNews the first of three flights carting more than 90 tonnes of medical supplies touched down in Perth last night.
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"A universally accessible early learning system isn't a social "nice to have" - it's an economic necessity. All the figures are there - by investing in families and children, we are paying into the financial prosperity of the nation" - Nicola Forrest AO #ThriveByFive #NPC #ECD
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We are emptying the ocean. Our new #GlobalFishingIndex assessed over 1,400 fish stocks from around the world and found that 49% are overfished & nearly 10% are at the point of collapse.
We are calling for action on #overfishing now, before it’s too late.
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Statistics are a critical part of advocacy. How do you make a case for change w/out being able to quantify the problem? How do you argue for budgets w/out any agreement on the scale of the problem? More Qs and answers in our newly launched #InsightSeries. cdn.walkfreefoundation.org/c…
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"I will continue this fight until I see every child in school" @Malala Kids should be in school, not made to work.
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We know precious little about the intricate deep sea, yet companies are gearing up to commence the largest potential set of mining operations, ever.
📸 Anoplogaster cornuta @mbari_news
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We are proud to sponsor @XPRIZE #Wildfire & we are calling for Aussie teams to join this fight to end dangerous bushfires, for our neighbours here in Australia & our friends further afield. Are you an innovator who is up for a challenge?
Apply now: xprize.org/wildfire
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RESPOND - We’ve committed to mobilise volunteers from Western Australia to assist operations and relief efforts in Victoria, NSW and South Australia. Learn more at firefund.org
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We do not need to sacrifice our oceans' health to build a green economy!
👀Follow the link to explore why deep-sea mining is not the solution. bit.ly/3BaiaHc
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“Single use plastic is not just a pollution crisis, but also a climate crisis.”
Plastic Waste Makers Index authors Dominic Charles & Laurie Kimman discuss the report at the @EconomistEvents
Read more: minderoo.org/plastic-waste-m…
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As a consumer you have the ultimate power to #endslavery. Keep on asking #whomademyclothes and buy labels making their clothes ethically. 🎽
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“The #GlobalSlaveryIndex was made more impactful and accurate because more than ever before, we have been able to embed survivor voices in our data collection, methodology and advocacy.” -
@graceaforrest at 2023 launch of @WalkFree’s Index
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We are working with @CSIRO to create a DNA reference library for all of Australia’s roughly 5,500 marine vertebrate species, including fish, reptiles mammals and seabirds - that will revolutionise the way we measure, understand and conserve life in the ocean 👇
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A very interesting read! 'Attenborough effect' leads to 53% drop in single use plastic in 12 months metro.co.uk/2019/04/11/atten… via @MetroUK #flourishingoceans #morefishlessplastic
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Attorney and activist Amal Clooney takes #ISIS to trial over #humantrafficking and genocide of Yazidis. today.com/video/amal-clooney… @YazdaOrg
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Delighted to welcome human rights campaigner and slavery survivor Nadia Murad in Australia. sbs.com.au/news/video/748047…
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The team at Minderoo are so proud to be involved.
Many thanks to Andrew and Nicola Forrest, founders of @minderoo Foundation for a generous donation of 169 generators to help maintain critical power supplies to support millions of civilians affected by Russia’s invasion.
minderoo.org/news/minderoo-f…
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Our goal is to make childhood #cancer non-fatal. Today, we're a step closer to that goal with the launch of the Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre 💛
There is power when philanthropy, science & govt come together to avoid the tragedy of losing the life of a child.
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Let's make #2018 the year that we turn words into action. 2017 highlight: Australian Parliamentary Committee led by @ChrisCrewtherMP @lindareynoldswa @Lisa_Singh called for Modern Slavery Act. Strong recommendations - now in 2018 let's turn these into law! ow.ly/a6se30hv1Dz
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LANDED! This is the arrival of just some of the #COVID19 testing equipment and 10 million PCR test kits we secured for #Australia. All are being used in a ground-breaking partnership between government and private pathology labs around the country.
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“Australia is jeopardising the wellbeing of an entire generation of children if we can't deliver a plan to address the impact of #COVID on our kids” - @JayWeatherill
Our Early Years COVID Plan outlines key priorities for govt to protect #children in the wake of the pandemic.
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Today marks 4 years since #RanaPlaza. Today, more than ever, we need to ask #WhoMadeMyClothes. Hey @ZARA, who made Hayley's tee? @Fash_Rev
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We caught up with @9NewsAUS to share more about our Minderoo @uwaoceans Deep Sea Research Centre, and the quest to improve our understanding of the deepest parts of the #ocean 👇📺
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#ICYMI: Without intervention, the amount of #plastic waste flowing into the oceans every year is expected to nearly triple by 2040.
The good news? If we act NOW, we can change this trajectory and create a world with #noplasticwaste
NEW REPORT: #BreakingThePlasticWave shows how changing the plastic system can save us from a looming plastic waste crisis if we ACT NOW.
Developed by @pewtrusts & @SYSTEMIQ_Ltd
Supported by @UniofOxford @UniversityLeeds @circulareconomy & @CommonSeas
👉 bit.ly/39mbM0Y
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Our chairman Andrew Forrest discusses his revolutionary idea to end plastic waste with TED's Chris Anderson at "We The Future". Let's #SeaTheFuture with #NoPlasticWaste.
ted.com/talks/andrew_forrest… @No_PlasticWaste
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An estimated 45.8 million people are enslaved globally. Discover the 2016 #SlaveryIndex globalslaveryindex.org
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Thank you @JulieBishopMP for talking to our Co-Founder @GraceAForrest about the need for #EndSlaveryAUS🇦🇺 Act! More👉🏻walkfreefoundation.org
With .@JulieBishopMP discussing ways to combat #modernslavery through The Bali Process and a prospective Australian Modern Slavery Act 🇦🇺🌟
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The ‘WA Fencing Farmers’ – a group of Western Australian volunteers – have arrived on Kangaroo Island to assist with bushfire rebuild efforts.
#firefund has covered the cost of the volunteers travel who are joining @blazeaid teams already on the ground.
#australianbushfires
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We know precious little about the intricate deep sea, yet companies are gearing up to commence the largest potential set of mining operations, ever.
There is no evidence to show that these operations will not harm the creatures of the deep.
📹 piglet squid via @nautiluslive
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JUST RELEASED: Methodology paper for the Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. #SDGs #endslavery #Alliance87 alliance87.org/methodology_o…
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"Businesses are critical to end #forcedlabour. Australia will convene regional biz group on slavery through #BaliProcess." @JulieBishopMP
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Toxic and harmful chemicals have been found in dozens of #ecigarette liquids sold in Australia, in a new study published in @TheMJA today.
"#Vaping is not a risk-free, harmless version of smoking cigarettes; these are addictive and harmful products"
#medtwitter
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In 2017, @SlaveryIndex kicked off important research partnership with @rightsbeacon @UniofNottingham. #ICUMI @zoetrodd explains more about the Rights Lab here: walkfreefoundation.org/news/… #2017inReview
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Not all heroes wear capes – some wear lab coats!🥼👩🔬
We need more women in #STEM to solve the most challenging problems we face today. #GenerationEquality #WomenInScience
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
The Minderoo-Monaco Commission has found that the numerous toxic chemicals used in plastic are exposing us to significant harmful health impacts.
Read more here: minderoo.org/no-plastic-wast…
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... And that's why we're fighting for a world with #NoPlasticWaste ✊
In this year's ABC @radionational Boyer Lectures, our Chair Dr. Andrew Forrest AO is calling on business to unite with philanthropy to drive positive change & solve some of our world's biggest problems.
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Congratulations to our colleagues at @ILO on this truly historic event. No child deserves to grow up in #slavery. #NoChildLabour
A truly historic day as India, home to 20% of the world's children, ratifies both fundamental @ILO conventions on child labour. #ilc2017
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Did you know that just 20 companies are behind half of the world’s single use plastic waste?
Find out what you need to know about our groundbreaking second edition of the Plastic Waste Makers Index in 90 seconds!
Want to know more? Download here: minderoo.org/plastic-waste-m…
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PROJECT UPDATE: We are excited to officially launch our #earlychildhood program in Namibia! Alongside the Namibian Government, we will be rolling out the Thrive by Five App with content available in digital and non-digital formats. (1/4)
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Extended reality is set to affect every aspect of our lives.
And that's why we must shape the technology to serve the publics interest.
Enter XR30: XR30FUND.ORG
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Papua New Guinea has one of the highest burdens of cervical #cancer globally, with death rates 12x greater than those in Australia. A world-first humanitarian and research effort is underway to change this 👇
#cervicalcancer
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Thanks to all businesses, MPs and NGOs for joining forces and making #EndSlaveryAUS Act a reality. walkfreefoundation.org/news/… #AusPol
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The future of Aussie start-ups 🚀
Last night’s Dream Venture Masterclass finale saw pitches for an agriculture start-up, a regenerative seaweed business and an art technology concept receiving funding - to name a few.
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We welcome the final report by the Parliamentary Committee inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia. It is a major step towards ending slavery in Australia and protecting the most vulnerable and marginalised in Australian society. parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo…
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First look 👀
Here's the trailer for the iconic Australian story, Blueback, which recently screened at #TIFF22.
Joining as Education Partner - we are excited to support the next generation of advocates for a healthy ocean with @CoolAustralia and ATOM @ClickViewAU.
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Many thanks to @CPA_UK for having our Research Manager @KatharineBryant at their regional workshop! Collaboration is crucial to #endslavery.
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The Plastic Waste Makers Index 2023 is now live!
We launched this groundbreaking report at @EconomistEvents Sustainability Week Asia & discussed our findings with Mervyn Tang, Rob Kaplan, Gillian Parker & Dominic Charles.
Read more: minderoo.org/plastic-waste-m…
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We welcome #G20HAM17 Leaders´ Declaration focus on ending all forms of #modernslavery. 👏👏👏 Read the communique here: lnkd.in/gaVPsqM
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Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. #EducationForAll #InternationalDayOfEducation
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Status: Distribution Begins
A truck carrying critical medical supplies for frontline health workers arrived at St John of God hospital in Subiaco last night.
More trucks and equipment are on their way to hospitals across the State.
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“There is no reason that we should have a lower environmental standard for what happens on the ocean floor to what happens on the terrestrial floor. None whatsoever.”
-Dr Forrest, calling for rigorous scientific testing before seabed mining is allowed to start. #COP27
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Molly's @TEDTalks talk has swept the globe, changing the lives of children and equipping parents with the tools to help their kids #ThriveByFive.
Hear more from Molly in her interview with @CBSMornings 👇 #TB5TED
“I want [parents] to know that it’s not all about putting down your devices…it’s just to realize that your child’s there in the room and ready to play.” — 8-year-old Molly Wright, one of the youngest people ever to deliver a TED Talk, on the importance of play
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Why is the effective management of supply chains so critical to eradicating #childlabour and #modernslavery and in ensuring compliance? Our Founder Andrew Forrest and his fellow panelist answer at this #CLConf17 panel on different approaches to human rights due diligence.
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Thanks to @AustralianLabor for its commitment to support modern slavery legislation in Australia. alp.org.au/nomodernslavery #EndslaveryAUS🇦🇺
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The time to address Australia’s gender crisis is now. We are urging the Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP to move towards a better, more equal future.
Sign our open letter here: lnkd.in/g5MB4tU
#IWD #auspol #InternationalWomensDay
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With our support, 2,000 healthcare workers will help test whether an existing tuberculosis vaccine can protect against COVID-19. We have committed $1.5 million to @telethonkids to support the roll out of the clinical trial.
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Thank you, #Australia for your generosity in the #AustraliaUnites Flood Relief Appeal. We're proud to play our part because together, we can make a huge difference.
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The deep sea is critical for all life on earth & deep-sea mining would cause irreversible damage to this vital habitat.
Our team is on the ground at the International Seabed Authority HQ in 🇯🇲 as delegates debate the future of our ocean.
You can help at defendthedeep.org/
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Did you know #ChildMarriage is still permitted in the #USA ? Powerful read from @TheEconomist ow.ly/4R0Y30hDAIi #ForcedMarriage @GirlsNotBrides @NickGrono
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When Australia unites, we can make a huge difference. We're proud to contribute $1 million to the #AustraliaUnites Flood Appeal to help communities affected by the flood disaster.
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We've joined forces @OurOceanPalau with @theGCF @ConservationOrg @spc_cps to understand #ClimateChange impacts on migratory tuna stocks affecting livelihoods across Pacific nations.
Hear from Dr. Andrew Forrest about this major #sustainable #fisheries project 👇
#OurOceanPalau
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Today, our @WalkFree team have released their Stacked Odds report; the most comprehensive evaluation of the female experience of modern slavery and exploitation to date. #StackedOdds (1/3)
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👏👏👏@TheBodyShop has developed Modern Slavery Act 2015 statement outlining their commitment to ending #modernslavery. edie.net/news/7/The-Body-Sho…
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