We are an Australian Government initiative to improve Australia’s effectiveness in civil-military-police collaboration for conflict and disaster management overseas.
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ACMC pleased to integrate with and support Australia’s whole-of-government Taskforce in support of PNG’s APEC Leaders’ Week.
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No better friend, no worse enemy: How different organisational cultures impede and enhance Australia’s whole-of-government approach
Since 1999, Australia has increasingly deployed the military in joint, combined, interagency environments as part of a ‘whole-of-government’ approach.
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The Australian Civil-Military Centre conducted a Civil-Military Interaction Workshop (CMIW) at the Australian Institute of Police Management in Manly, New South Wales in March 2017.
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From Principle to Practice: Protecting civilians in violent contexts
Following on from the ACMC Australian Guidelines for the Protection of Civilians (2015) this handbook aims to provide the ‘what’, the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of protecting civilians in violent contexts and is intended for people working at the operational level including government, NGOs, UN and other organisations.
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The Australian Civil Military Centre conducted stakeholder engagement and outreach at the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR), held in Brisbane, September 2022.
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Reflections of Interagency Taskforce Leaders
A publication that shares real-life experiences, reflections and lessons from interagency taskforce leaders. It gives insight into effective approaches, behaviours and actions to achieve interagency cooperation and collaboration.
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Australian Government Guiding Principles for Civil-Military-Police Interaction in International Disaster and Conflict Management
This document affirms the principles that guide the Australian Government and its stakeholders in international multiagency response efforts. It captures the best of the learning that has come from the Australian experience of contemporary operations overseas.
Quick Impact Workshop – Outcomes Early considerations on civil-military responses to emerging diseases - Ebola as a case study
In August 2014, the United Nations (UN) Security Council declared the Ebola virus outbreak in the West African subregion a ‘threat to international peace and security’. The UN’s request for assistance from member states resulted in the mobilisation of technical expertise, medical capacity, humanitarian assistance, and military and civil defence assets.
Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Emergencies: Towards a predictable Model
A focus on the coordination of operational planning between civilian and military actors in priority countries in the region–Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines.