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            <title><![CDATA[Postcard from Hiroshima]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross CEO Robert Tickner reports from the historic Red Cross Red Crescent meeting in Hiroshima this week.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Nutrition program comes to Cairns]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Residents from remote and regional communities are getting together in the kitchen to share new skills.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Action urged to fix broken prison system]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross CEO calls for a radical overhaul of Australia's justice system.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Reaching out to rural communities devastated by floods]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross have been visiting flood affected homes around Kempsey, ensuring people have access to information and services.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Nuclear weapons intervention]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In March 2013, governments of 127 countries met in Oslo, Norway for the first ever global conference to examine the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Pat Farmer completes Pole to Pole Vietnam run]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Pat Farmer returns home from ultra-marathon through Vietnam]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Tasmanian Bushfires Appeal tops $1.6 million]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[People from across the country show their support for the fire affected communities.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Australians responding to the Bushfires Appeal]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Donations are flowing in for the Red Cross Tasmanian Bushfires 2013 Appeal, although more funds are needed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Red Cross launches Tasmanian Bushfires Appeal]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross has launched the Tasmanian Bushfires 2013 Appeal at the invitation of the Tasmanian Government in order to provide assistance to people impacted by the devastating bushfires.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 6 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Checking on vulnerable people during hot spell]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Volunteers have begun calling more than 2,500 vulnerable members of the community in South Australia]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 4 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Cyclone Evan Appeal launched]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Communities across Fiji and Samoa struggle in the aftermath of one of the worst storms to hit the region in 20 years.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Huge relief effort underway in the Philippines]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Typhoon Bopha has left more than 130,000 people seeking shelter in evacuation centres, Red Cross is providing emergency relief across the southern Philippines.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Celebrating Aussies across the globe this International Volunteer Day]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross is calling on skilled Aussies from all over the country to consider volunteering overseas to support developing communities across the globe.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 5 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[And then I was a refugee: new app launched]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross has launched a new app entitled 'And then I was a refugee'.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Recovery playlist]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross and triple j have developed a recovery playlist of new music and expert advice to help young people.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Save the Children and Red Cross partnership]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Save the Children and Red Cross have announced partnership.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria: health care in danger]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Syrian health workers are carrying out their life-saving work in extremely difficult conditions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Recovery session for earthquake survivors]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross is helping former residents of Christchurch who are still recovering from the devastating earthquakes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[72 million people displaced by conflict, disasters and development]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The World Disasters Report 2012 has revealed 72 million people were living as forced migrants last year.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Only one in five prepared for a disaster]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new survey shows only 22% of Australians have a plan for how they will respond to a disaster.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross launches Syria Crisis Appeal]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Governor General, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, has urged Australians to do what they can to help the millions of people affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Hope for families torn apart by conflict and disaster]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Red Cross' Tracing Service helps people locate relatives missing as a result of war or disaster]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Red Cross CEO seconded for international role]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross CEO, Robert Tickner, assumes a new leadership role at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Improved location to improve adult learning]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross College has moved into the Adelaide CBD, designing its new home with the adult learner in mind.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Asylum seekers must be treated humanely]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Proposals for change must take full account of the humanitarian needs of these vulnerable people.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Future of war: drones, cyber warfare and space]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Technological advances in warfare are under the spotlight at a free public seminar in Sydney next week.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Taking first aid to the streets]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[During National Homeless Persons' Week Red Cross is launching new ways of training vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians in first aid.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 7 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Bake the world a better place this August]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Bake up a storm and make a difference to those who need help the most.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 6 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Humanity Festivals 2012]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Five festivals were celebrated to encourage young people to use their creative abilities to explore the idea of humanity.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 5 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[An Arms Trade Treaty will save countless lives]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[World leaders have a historic chance to reduce human suffering and save lives.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Less than 3 days' supply of blood]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Australian Red Cross Blood Service is appealing for more people to give blood, as supplies plummet to less than three days' coverage.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Refugee Week: walk a mile in their shoes]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross is urging Australians to better understand the challenges faced by asylum seekers and refugees.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[World Blood Donor Day]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Voluntary blood donors helping to save lives across the Pacific]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[A call every day to check you're OK]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Lord Mayor launches Brisbane Young Centre]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Nuclear weapons resolution secures cross-party support]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Rehabilitation centre opens in Haiti]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Haiti's main physical rehabilitation centre will reopen its doors today for the first time since the 2010 earthquake.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <description><![CDATA[The Governor-General visited the Red Cross warehouse in Altona, Victoria at the start of National Volunteer Week.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Leaders sign up to humanitarian values]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Parliamentary leaders sign an historic record supporting the work of Red Cross.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Emergency relief supplies sent to Fiji]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian Red Cross sent a cargo of relief supplies to help communities in Fiji recover from last week's floods.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Give It Up this May]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[What would you give up to support a good cause? Chocolate, coffee, shopping?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Clean water would save millions of lives]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today is World Water Day. Australian Red Cross provides access to water and sanitation in 64 countries.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Pat Farmer launches 'Pole to Pole' book]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[One man. 20 million steps. They said he'd never make it. They were wrong.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Harmony Day: play, engage, inspire!]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Celebrate cultural diversity and be in the running to win a great prize for your school or community!]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Microsoft grant enables Red Cross to help more]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Microsoft Australia has awarded Australian Red Cross its largest ever single technology grant worth $10 million.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[$750,000 for Brisbane's homeless youth]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Commitment from Lord Mayor's Community Trust creates centre to support at-risk young people.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Long road to recovery for Japanese disaster survivors]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A year after the earthquake and tsunami, Red Cross is playing a key role in the massive recovery program.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Red Cross once again Calling on your support this March]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Schools, groups and individuals out in force raising money to support the everyday work of Red Cross.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Flood clean-up will be a major challenge]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cleaning up after a flood can be a physically and emotionally demanding job.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Helping communities hit by extreme rainfall]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Red Cross is on the ground providing support to communities in NSW, Victoria and ACT affected by recent heavy rainfall and floods.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Pat Farmer comes home a humanitarian legend]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Pat Farmer arrived home today after becoming the first person to run from the North Pole to the South Pole.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[A year of Trans Tasman cooperation]]></title>
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