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Order of Malta Australia

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  • 28/08/2014

    South Sudan: Half a population at risk of famine

    Malteser International distributes food, seeds to displaced population In South Sudan’s Western Equatoria, Malteser International is distributing staple foods such as corn, rice, beans, and cooking oil to 7,500 people at risk of starvation after being displaced by the country’s civil war. In addition, the agency is distributing corn and peanut seeds as well as […]

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  • 20/08/2014

    International law violations hinder the work of humanitarians

    World Humanitarian Day 2014 The growing number of international humanitarian law violations has made the work of relief workers increasingly difficult, Malteser International states ahead of World Humanitarian Day on August 19th. “We are extremely worried about the developments in Iraq, Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, and many other countries today,” says Ingo Radtke, Malteser International Secretary […]

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  • 14/08/2014

    Iraq crisis: Assessment team on its way to Erbil

    Malteser International prepares relief for persecuted minorities Cologne. A Malteser International assessment team arrives today in Erbil, north Iraq, in order to prepare relief efforts for persecuted minorities. Oliver Hochedez, Malteser International’s emergency relief expert, will lead the team on the ground to prepare the deployment of immediate aid for at least the next three […]

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  • 10/08/2014

    Violence and religious discrimination in Iraq cause acute concern

    The Grand Master appeals for an end to religious discrimination.   The news arriving from Iraq of violence and religious discrimination, leading to the flight of tens of thousands of Christians from the north of the country, has created a tragedy which has assumed humanitarian proportions. Over 200,000 have fled in recent weeks due to […]

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  • 31/07/2014

    Iraq: thousands of Christians flee Mosul

    Malteser International provides health care in Kurdish autonomous region Karamless, Northern Iraq. A region controlled by the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) extremist group that is about 20 kilometers away from Mosul, Iraq. Malteser International is providing health care in a building turned provisional health center owned by the Chaldean church. A […]

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The Australian Association

The Australian Association, formed in 1974, currently has in excess of 300 members and aspirant members across every State and Territory of Australia. We also have ongoing and strong links with the Order’s National Associations throughout the Asia Pacific Region including in Singapore and the Philippines and with members of the Order in New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand and Korea. The Order of Malta is committed to serving Our Lords the Poor and Sick worldwide and has done so for over 900 years. This website shares with you the history, mission and current activities of the Order of Malta in Australia, and provides links to the work of the Order world-wide.