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- Should successful athletes have to pay back the AIS 10 Jun 2009
- Let's give youth voice now for a better future 12 Oct 2008
- Organ donation it's the greatest gift of all 21 Sep 2008
- Is safe sex message falling on deaf ears 31 Aug 2008
- Grassroots funding is key to Olympic glorys 10 Aug 2008
- Easy to overlook big issue of homelessness 20 Jul 2008
- Trailblazer Natasha leaves lasting legacy 29 Jun 2008
- Heavy hitters boost our World Cup hopes 01 Jun 2008
- Youth Forum Discussion Paper 17 May 2008
- We can't take sport for granted 11 May 2008
- Women truly can do anything be anything 20 Apr 2008
- Let the Games begin with all our athletes 30 Mar 2008
- Proud past but future a challenge for women 09 Mar 2008
- Young people will be heard at highest level 17 Feb 2008
- Our nation has changed dramatically in three weeks 16 Dec 2007
- Mobile Phone Towers 23 Sep 2007
- Bradken Foundry 01 Jul 2007
- Full Fees 03 Jun 2007
- Eating Disorders 17 Dec 2006
- Iraq 27 Jul 2006
- Electoral Laws 26 Jun 2006
- Dental 08 Jan 2006
- Make Poverty History 18 Sep 2005
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2010 | 2009 | 200806 Oct 2009 - Australia joins 1GOAL - Education for All
The Federal Minister for Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Youth and Sport Kate Ellis today announced that Australia has joined 1GOAL Education for All, a global campaign to give children living in poverty the chance to go to school.
Ms Ellis made the announcement at a football field at Parramatta in Sydney's west, joined by players from the Socceroos and Matildas, and the groups behind 1GOAL.
"With the world's gaze turning to next year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa, there's a chance for us to leave a lasting legacy of education to Africa and the world," she said.
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will tonight pledge Australia's support for the 1GOAL campaign by videolink, joining with leaders from the United Kingdom, South Africa, Ghana, Spain, the Netherlands and France as part of the global launch.
"Australians love football and we know the power that sport has to help reach development goals. We're pleased to work with 1GOAL to give all children the chance at an education and a brighter future for their communities.
"Since 1999, the number of children in primary school has jumped by 41 million. But with 75 million children still missing out on going to school, we need to do more and we can.
"Australia is active in global efforts to give all children access to a quality education, especially girls," Ms Ellis said.
"The Australian Government has made education the flagship of Australia's aid program and we're increasing support for education to help meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015," Ms Ellis said.
"I call on all Australians to join 1 GOAL at http://www.join1goal.org. We can each play a role in addressing global poverty."
1GOAL is an initiative of the Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE) and ActionAid Australia in collaboration with AusAID and the Football Federation of Australia.