The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty highlights that over 600 million people still live in extreme poverty, surviving on less than $2.15 a day. Conflict, climate change, and inequality continue to push millions further behind. Australia has a vital role to play in supporting global efforts to end poverty. #EndPoverty #SDG1 #GlobalGoals #ResultsAustralia (fb)

Last week at Parliament House, we had the privilege of welcoming Lord Nick Herbert, Chair of the Global TB Caucus, to advance the conversation on ending tuberculosis (TB) in our region. In meetings with Hon Michelle Landry MP, Matt Smith MP, and Minister for International Development the Hon Dr Anne Aly MP, we explored the persistent burden of TB and the urgent need for sustained investment, both through the Global Fund and in TB research and development. We were also honoured to join the Speaker of the House, the Hon Milton Dick MP, for a roundtable with members of the Australian TB Caucus: including Dr Sophie Scamps MP, Kate Thwaites MP, Mary Aldred MP, Andrew Willcox MP, Matt Smith MP, Dr Mike Freelander MP, and former co-chair Warren Entsch, alongside representatives from DFAT. These conversations are vital. Parliamentarians play a critical leadership role in the global effort to #EndTB, a preventable, curable disease that still claims over a million lives each year. Let’s keep the momentum going and end this disease. #EndTB #GlobalHealth #Tuberculosis #AusPol #GlobalTBCaucus #InvestmentInHealth #ParliamentaryLeadership (fb)