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12 September 2024
Prime Minister, Foreign Minister & Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia
The Hon. Anthony Albanese MP
Senator The Hon. Penny Wong
The Hon. Tim Watts MP
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Dear Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs,
We write to you as Australian scholars and alumni of international scholarship programs, including the New Colombo Plan, funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In signing this letter, we come together in unity, driven by our shared commitment to humanity, peace, and justice.
As we address you again today, our hearts are heavy, and our conscience is burdened by the human cost of the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
We write to you as a collective voice, pleading for you, our government, to more actively call for a permanent ceasefire and the opening of Gaza to full humanitarian relief efforts. A permanent ceasefire and access for humanitarian relief is necessary to prevent the further loss of civilian lives. We urge you to exert all possible influence with Australia’s international partners - especially the United States of America - to call for the same.
To prevent Australia's complicity in any further violations of international law and what may amount to the commission of genocide by Israel, we also urge you to suspend any trade which directly enables Israel's ongoing military assault in Gaza. We note that this is in line with both advice of UN international law experts, as well as many of our allies.
The unceasing aerial bombardment of, and ground assault in, Gaza has resulted in more than 40,000 people killed, and over 94,000 people injured. This is not considering the additional death toll from bodies buried under the rubble, or those indirectly killed by the destruction of healthcare facilities and other critical infrastructure, which could bring the total to over 186,000 deaths. Individuals who are injured are receiving minimal, if any care, and multiple hospitals have run out of essential, basic supplies including clean water and electricity.
We condemn any and all intentional targeting of civilians and civilian objects by both sides. We underscore the critical importance of a permanent ceasefire to address the urgent humanitarian needs of civilians in Gaza and to secure the release of all civilian hostages.
As scholars and alumni, we have been selected to act as ambassadors for Australia. We were selected for our respective scholarship programs as leaders who could represent Australia abroad, and who could contribute to building a fairer and more prosperous world. We call on the Australian Government now to show that same leadership, and to prioritise humanity and humanitarianism where it is most needed.
Yours sincerely,
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Chloe Dempsey, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016; Westpac Scholar 2016
Marryum Kahloon, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2015; Fulbright Scholar 2017
Mira-Srikandi Sulistiyanto, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Han Tang, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Sophie Seuk, Westpac Scholar 2017
Nick de Bres, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Madura Senadeera, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Sam Wall, Westpac Scholar 2019
Daniel Loats, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Nigel Siegwart, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Nikki Singh, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Ashley Eadon McKenzie, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Caitlin Jane Clarke, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Alexandra Alder, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Naba Alfayadh, Westpac Scholar 2017
Samantha Payne, Westpac Scholar 2020
Olivia Johnson, Westpac Scholar 2020
Alexandra Waite, Westpac Scholar 2018
Yang-Ming Goh, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Josephine MacMillan, Westpac Scholar 2016
Annie Zhou, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Jani Song, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Max Collett, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Zoe Page, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Reade Allison, Westpac Scholar 2017
Zac McDougall, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Karis Erceg, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Wahida Samim, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Asim Faridi, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2015
Nina Liew, Westpac Scholar 2015
Charis Yang, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Rebecca Jensen, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Alex Schutz, Scholar 2023
Theo Stapleton, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2015
Emily Ragus, Winston Churchill Fellowship 2018
Emily-Rose Guarnuccio, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2015
Katherine Birrell, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Ahmad Shah Idil, General Sir John Monash Scholar 2018
Shannan Welsh, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Mayleah House, Westpac Future Leaders Scholar 2021
Dev Tiwari, Westpac Scholar 2016
Leonie Nahhas, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Carmen Garratt, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Zachary Frazer, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Natalie Pierson, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Alexandra Tran, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Joslyn Ma, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018; Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2020
PJ Porter-Jacobs, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Brianna Fisher, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Joshua Law, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Alistair Kitchen, Schwarzman Scholar 2018
Danielle Ireland-Piper, Chevening Australia Cambridge Scholar 2003
Jessie Hughes, Winston Churchill Fellowship 2018
Madeleine Massy-Westropp, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Georgina Davie, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2015
Lachlan Ellison, Westpac Scholar 2017
Natalie Meiklejohn, General Sir John Monash Scholar 2022
Lily Bentley, Gates Cambridge Scholar Scholar 2017
Nishtha Chadha, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Leah Emmanuel, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Georgia Ivers, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Sebastian Tattam, Westpac Scholar 2015
Sophie Ryan, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017; Rhodes Scholar 2020
Matthew Goh, Rhodes Scholar 2020
Elizabeth Dowrie, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Zachary Lam, Westpac Scholar 2016
Dylan Male, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Jesse Schelfhout, Rhodes Scholar 2022
Madeleine McGregor, Rhodes Scholar 2022
Molly Jackson, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Lachlan Arthur, Rhodes Scholar 2021
Max Anderson, Loake Rhodes Scholar 2021
Alexander Beard, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Nanak Narulla, Rhodes Scholar 2021
Natasha Naidu, Lionel Murphy Scholar 2021
Allison Whalley, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Rosemary Kirk, Rhodes Scholar 2022
Alinta Haydock-Burton, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Tanya du Preez, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Marcus Dahl, Rhodes Scholar 2020
Jane Tearle, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Ella Strachan, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Brayden Keizer, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Joshua Sheppard, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Hannah Kemp, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Alice Dawkins, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016; Schwarzman Scholar 2019
Thomas Da Jose, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016; Westpac Future Leader Scholar 2022
Matthew Blacker, Gates Cambridge Scholar 2022; Ramsay Scholar 2021
Claudia Wilson, Westpac Scholar 2016
Sana Ali, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Lauren Schroeder, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Michael Jefferies, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Scott Fordyce, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Sam Reiser, Westpac Bicentennial Asian Exchange 2016
Liam Holt, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Fatima Idaayen, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Sarah Schwartz, General Sir John Monash Scholar 2020
Angus Delaney, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Thibault Cosseron De Villenoisy, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017; Fulbright Scholar 2023
Georgia Kalyniuk, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Rachel Huang, Westpac Scholar 2021
Ciara Morris, Foundation for Australian Studies in China (FASIC) Scholar 2019
Anna Williams, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Sacha Pulsford, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017; Westpac Scholar 2022
Harry Robertson, Westpac Future Leader Scholar 2022
Max Gale, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Douglas Radford, Westpac Scholar 2021
Sunny van den Berg, Westpac Scholar 2017
Tiana Caccetta, Westpac Future Leaders Scholar 2022
Lachlan Holden, Westpac Future Leader Scholar 2022
Reuben Zachary Caudell, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Bridget Barker, Schwarzman Scholar 2019
Erfan Mahmoodi, Westpac Young Technologist Scholar 2022
Cormac Power, Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2017
Muhammad Olife, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Lauren Skinner, Rhodes Scholar 2022
Amelia Goonerage, Westpac Future Leaders Scholars 2021
Philip Chan, Prime Minister's Australia Asia Scholar 2014; Westpac Scholar 2017
Eloise Adsett, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Julian Loh, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Alexander Conroy Whitebrook, Yenching Academy Scholar 2021
Lily Vu, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Bonnie McLean, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Amanda Gunawan, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Jeffrey Wong, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Anna Evans, Fulbright Scholar 2018
Catherine Yen, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Esther Carlin, General Sir John Monash Scholar 2022
Nidhi Chowkira, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Ellie Wyatt, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Emeil Tobías Boddenberg, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Zulpha Styer, General Sir John Monash Scholar 2017
Sarah Brasier, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
James Campbell, General Sir John Monash Scholar 2018
Eva Mackinley, General Sir John Monash Scholar 2020
Jess Freund, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016; Westpac Future Leader Scholar 2023
Yige Xu, Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2022
Georgia Sands, Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Award Scholar 2014
Liam Tay Kearney, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017; Fulbright Scholar 2020
Jennifer Cooksley, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Bridget Smart, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019; Westpac Scholar 2021; Rhodes Scholar 2023
Manar Al-Ogaidi, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Jesse Elias Christian, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Tiarn Barton-Ilic, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Jessica Sharp, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Nicholas Basan, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Yasmin Poole, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Justin Stewart Freeman, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Ilona Quahe, Rhodes Scholar 2016
Aliya Valiyff, Oxford Said Director’s Scholarship 2019
Andrés Noé, Rhodes Scholar 2016
Jessica Valenta, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Matthew Pierri, Rhodes Scholar 2016
Jack Butcher, Westpac Scholar 2017
Quentin Roth, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Alexander Best, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Pearl Andrews, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Sarah Gough, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Andre Kwok, Westpac Scholar 2021
Jiah Pang, Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2022
Tariq Soliman, Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2022
Vishishta Ramanathan, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Daniella Deary, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Niam Foxcroft, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Tamara Wakem, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
William Lam, Westpac Scholar 2021
April McElligott, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Rebecca Hall, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Krishore Subramaniam, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Katherine Flint, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Grace Corcoran, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Conor Gould, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Dylan Yikwah Goh, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Ramzi Matta, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Joshua Santos, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Lucas Anderson, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Hillary Pham, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Ronaldo Keng, Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2022
James Allen Taylor, Rhodes Scholar 2016
Jenny Cheng, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Nicholas Young, Rhodes Scholar 2021
Benjamin Zhang, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Jocelyn Chan, Westpac Scholar 2022
Cherry Zheng, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Emma Locker, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Benjamin Trethewey, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Sophie Rowan, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Ella Ruland, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Amirah Haque, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Ciara Sheridan, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Victoria Jagger, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Sophie James, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Eden Annesley, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Henry Devitt, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Carlie Sommers, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Leah Bourne, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Reyhana Malekloo, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Grace Mackley, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Mabel Ruby-Rose Cudmore, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Kira Atkins, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Madeleine Crothers, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Lilly Deluca, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Adelaide Pope, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Erica Wendy Clarke, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Maggie Tang, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Izabella Spizick, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Miranda Lu, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Shakif Shakur, Westpac Scholar 2018
Camille Luchs, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022; Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2022
Chelsea Harris, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Jenny Chen, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Hamish Tynan, Ramsay Scholar 2022
Jade Colletti, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Arman Haque, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Aidan Luchs, Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2022; New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Joseph Percy, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Clover Glasgow, New Colombo Plan Scholar2022
Martin R Wirkus, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Piero Craney, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Brandon Maki, Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2019; New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Jackson Hill, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Liam Frappell, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2017
Michael Dyer, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Mary Pilkinton, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Maria Nguyen, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Skye Manley, Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2023
Danielle Worton, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Sumaiyah Majeed, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Madeleine McDonald, New Colombo Plan, 2022
Emilia Miller-Wilson, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Joel Blashki, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Karleen Han, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Sian McCowan, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Jadzia Wolff, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Charlotte Lily Carles, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Isabella Burton, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Edward John Eng, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Nathan Vi, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Amira Ah Yee Sima, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Michelle Cornelia, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Hannah Lawrance, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Anika Baheti, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Tomas Cooney, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Gabriele Raine Balja, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Charles Axel Bergman, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Jasmine Safadi, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Otto Gibbs, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Zoe Witkowski, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Qumber Muhammad Syed, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Shiza Tahir, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Aliya Neama, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Bridie Stirling, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Zoe Yudor, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Zaakirah Ali, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Nancy Cai, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Jesse Cook, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Lucas Cary, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Morgan Budgeon, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Samira Tollo, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Charlotte Solomon, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2018
Tiarna Williams, New Colombo Plan Scholar Scholar 2024
Meg Phillips, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Belal El Baba, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Georgia Kane, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Miranda Lucas, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Shelley Cheng, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Peter Trani, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Abbie Moseling, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Jessica Whyman, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Julia Evelyn Hill, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Jan Michael Gonzales, Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2023; New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Lili Heaney, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Luke Allfree, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Chelsea Chaffey, Westpac Asian Exchange Scholar 2023
Conor O'Loughlin, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Gemma Campbell, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2021
Reem El-Naji , New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Billy Blackett, Rhodes Scholar Scholar 2024
Harry Cope, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Zoe Cooper, Westpac Scholar 2021
Maxine Giorgi Reid, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Jayden Ilett, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Imaan Suriya , New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Grace Lawson, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Zohal Arbabzada, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Sharfah Mohamed, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2014
Tahmyna Khoshnoud-Rad, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Harrison Rule, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
David Wu, Foundation for Australian Studies in China (FASIC) Scholar 2019
Charlie Cooper, Westpac Scholar 2023
Scott Gigante, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
Fatma Sehic, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Lucinda Thurmer, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2016
James Toogood, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Sophie Lee Cunningham, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Fiona Bettesworth, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2014
Helena Ronfeldt, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Cassandra Howell, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Jotham Young, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2015
Jessie Nguyen, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2019
Hannah Frances Goldschlager, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Emma White, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Shahir Arian, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2024
Faizan Ahmed, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Charlotte Ford-Gordon, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2014
Ruth Moorman, General Sir John Monash Scholar 2020
Amr Al-Khawaldeh, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2023
Neve McDermott, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2022
Matthew Dudley Harris, New Colombo Plan Scholar 2020
Nicholas Duddy, General Sir John Monash Scholar 2020
Rameen Hayat Malik, Fulbright Scholar 2022