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Aerial view of Gayini. Courtesy of The Nature Conservancy. Image: Annette Ruzicka MESSAGE FROM THE CEO
Unprecedented times Australians are a resilient people. We successfully inhabit one of the most challenging landscapes on the planet. We have managed to create an inclusive and egalitarian society where the concept of a 'fair go' for all Australians is celebrated and, to a large extent, successfully achieved. Right now, we are being challenged, and in a way that the nation has not experienced since the great depression of 1929 to 1932. In the context of this, for the Foundation and for the vast majority of Australians living today, these are truly unprecedented times. I will never forget being in New York City in January 2020 watching images of our country burning. Now, only three months later, we all are living through an even greater public health and economic emergency, the global Coronavirus pandemic. With the unemployment rate expected to hit double figures in the space of one month resulting in millions of Australians now reliant on government-funded financial support; financial