Madeleine Keck
About Madeleine Keck
Maddie is Global Citizen Australia's Digital Campaigner based in Melbourne. She has a passion for human rights with a particular focus on refugee and asylum seeker issues. Maddie has completed a Bachelor of Journalism with a major in human rights from Monash University, Melbourne. She is a massive movie buff and you will often catch her reading a classical book or two in her spare time.
Stories
5 Impactful Ways to Support Australia’s National Reconciliation Week 2020
National Reconciliation Week is a time to honour Indigenous culture and fight for equality. Read more
Australia’s Foreign Aid Budget Redirected to Help the Asia-Pacific Respond to COVID-19
“This is an unprecedented pivot of our development program.” Read more
Education Access Improves for Young Australians with Disabilities; Bullying Rates Significant: Report
“We must act now to ensure a whole of community approach across all life domains.” Read more
The First Koala Has Been Born in a Wildlife Park Since The Devastating Australian Bushfires
The joey has been labelled a “sign of hope.” Read more
New Zealand Pledges $37 Million to Global COVID-19 Vaccine Search
Global Citizens took more than 3,000 actions directly asking the government to commit new funds. Read more
How UNICEF Australia Is Providing Life-Saving Support For Children on the Front Lines of COVID-19
UNICEF Australia is stepping up for children. Read more
Death Certificates in Australia Should Be Modernised to Include Climate Change, Experts Argue
Researchers want climate change included as a secondary cause of death in cases of heat exposure. Read more
The Pacific Is Dealing With a Dengue Fever Outbreak Amid COVID-19 and Tropical Cyclone Harold
Fiji and the Marshall Islands have been disproportionately affected. Read more
Banned Travel Due to COVID-19 Could See Millions of Pacific Workers Slide Into Poverty: Report
Thousands of jobs have already been lost as hotels and resorts close. Read more
The WHO Will Launch Independent Probe Into COVID-19 Following Motion Backed by Over 120 Nations
The evaluation will review “lessons learned from the WHO-coordinated international health response." Read more