In 2014, Save the Children Australia responded to 18 humanitarian emergencies, and ran 149 projects that reached 12 million people in 29 countries.
In the same year, Save the Children began in England, its first Australian branch was opened by Cecilia John in Melbourne, Australia, to assist refugees affected by war in Europe.
Welfare centres and pre-schools for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Victoria were among the first of its Australian programs.
In 2004, the branches started a process of consolidation to create a single, national organisation called Save the Children Australia.
[5] Good Beginnings Australia specialises in providing early intervention and practical parenting programs for children and their families in disadvantaged communities.
Save the Children Australia supports the Campaign for Australian Aid, which is a joint initiative of the Make Poverty History and Micah Challenge coalitions.
The campaign aims to create a movement of people pushing for a stronger commitment to foreign aid from the Australian government.
In Nauru, Save the Children Australia provides welfare, education and recreation services to asylum seekers in the detention centre.
The review was released on 20 March 2015 and found no evidence to support the allegations against the nine Save the Children staff members.
The agency's CEO, Paul Ronalds, stated that "there was never any need for fabrication or exaggeration by Save the Children staff – the evidence is clear.
[26] Save the Children Australia is a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and is a signatory to its Code of Conduct.