Media releases
2026
13 May 2026
Media statement: Response to the 2026-27 Federal Budget
13 April 2026
Australian Red Cross CEO Andrew Colvin announces retirement
9 April 2026
ICRC Statement: Lebanon - ICRC outraged by deadly strikes in densely populated areas
1 April 2026
Streets and Australian Red Cross join forces in multi-year partnership
27 March 2026
Register.Find.Reunite launched to reunite families and friends impacted by severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle
13 March 2026
One day, double the impact – Australian Red Cross launches its first Giving Day
10 March 2026
Register.Find.Reunite launched to reunite families and friends impacted by Eastern Queensland flooding
1 March 2026
ICRC Statement: Military escalation in the Middle East
5 February 2026
IFRC outraged by the killing of a Palestine Red Crescent colleague in Gaza
30 January 2026
Australia is the hottest place on Earth: were you prepared?
24 January 2026
Register.Find.Reunite to reunite families and friends impacted by the Otways Fires
20 January 2026
Australian Red Cross urges vulnerable Western Australians to register for TeleRedi ahead of extreme heat
15 January 2026
Register Find Reunite launched to reunite families and friends impacted by the flash flooding in Lorne
10 January 2026
Register Find Reunite launched to reunite families and friends impacted by the Ravenswood/Fogartys Gap Rd fire
8 January 2026
Register Find Reunite launched to reunite families and friends impacted by Catastrophic Fire Danger across Victoria
8 January 2026
Register Find Reunite launched to reunite families and friends impacted by the Longwood fire
7 January 2026
Register Find Reunite launched to reunite families and friends impacted by the Thologolong (Walwa) fire
6 January 2026
Australians urged to prepare now ahead of extreme heatwave conditions sweeping the nation
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