Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # AID/WATCH exposing bad aid for over 30 years ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://aidwatch.org.au/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Australia spent 10x more on defence than aid. Again.](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australia-spent-10x-more-on-defence-than-aid-again/) - Community-led. No tied conditions. No militarisation. Here's the aid system we're fighting for. - [AidWatch Annual Report](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-annual-report/) - [Militarisation is Extraction: From Mines to Missiles](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/militarisation-is-extraction-from-mines-to-missiles/) - [Australia’s Lynas Rare Earth Ltd. Supply Chains via Malaysia](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australias-lynas-rare-earth-ltd-supply-chains-via-malaysia/) - [Challenging Power, Building Solidarity: AidWatch Annual Report](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/challenging-power-building-solidarity-aid-watch-2024-25-annual-report/) - AidWatch Annual Report: Challenging Australia’s aid and foreign policy, exposing links between militarisation & extractivism and standing in solidarity - [NOTICE OF AIDWATCH AGM 2025](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/notice-of-aidwatch-agm-2025/) - [Resistance to the Dirty Face of the Green Transition](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/resistance-to-the-dirty-face-of-the-green-transition/) - Solidarity visit to communities resisting nickel mining in Sulawesi, Indonesia. - [Militarisation Series: Gaza Post-Ceasefire: Hopes & Challenges Ahead](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/militarisation-series-gaza-post-ceasefire-hopes-challenges-ahead/) - Australia’s foreign policy must prioritise international law, human rights, & solidarity to counter US-led militarism and advance Palestinian rights worldwide. - [Militarisation of the Asia-Pacific Region: What can we learn from the Philippines?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/militarisation-of-the-asia-pacific-region-what-can-we-learn-from-the-philippines-2/) - Webinar co-hosted by AidWatch and PASA with special guest speakers exploring militarisation and lessons learnt from people’s resistance in the Philippines. - [ODA, the Military, and Escalating Dynamics of Containment](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/oda-the-military-and-escalating-dynamics-of-containment/) - [The world-famous art and storytelling of The Beehive Collective](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/the-world-famous-art-and-storytelling-of-the-beehive-collective/) - Straight out of Turtle Island/Canada on the "Art of Resistance World Tour" the Beehive Collective will be touring Australia - [Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN) Biennial Conference](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/asia-pacific-research-network-aprn-biennial-conference/) - [AID/WATCH Presents at Asia Pacific Research Network Conference in Hong Kong](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-presents-at-asia-pacific-research-network-conference-in-hong-kong/) - [WEBINAR: Frontline Responses to Australia's Green Extractivism](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/webinar-frontline-responses-to-australias-green-extractivism/) - [拒绝位于马来西亚彭亨州关丹县双溪卡浪副县格宾莱纳斯稀土辐射废料的永久储存槽(PDF)](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/reject-lynas/) - [BATTLING A MINING GOLIATH ON TWO CONTINENTS](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/battling-a-mining-goliath-on-two-continents/) - Environmental activists have made some important strides in confronting the Australian mining company Lynas operating their plant in Malaysia. - [Solidarity in Action: Join Aid/Watch](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/solidarity-in-action-join-aid-watch/) - [Australian NGOs join Malaysian anti-Lynas camp-out in Sydney](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australian-ngos-join-malaysian-anti-lynas-camp-out-in-sydney/) - [NGOs Ask Australia to Suspend Lynas’ Rare Earth Export to its Malaysian Plant](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/ngos-ask-australia-to-suspend-lynas-rare-earth-export-to-its-malaysian-plant/) - [Lynas or lies?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/lynas-or-lies/) - [TOLAK KEMUDAHAN PEMBUANGAN KEKAL (PDF) SISA RADIOAKTIF LYNAS RARE EARTHS](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/tolak-kemudahan-pembuangan-kekal-pdf-sisa-radioaktif-lynas-rare-earths/) - [Reject Lynas Rare Earths Radioactive Waste Unsafe Permanent Disposal Facility (PDF)](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/reject-lynas-rare-earths-radioactive-waste-unsafe-permanent-disposal-facility-pdf/) - [REJECT LYNAS RARE EARTHS RADIOACTIVE WASTE PERMANENT DISPOSAL FACILITY IN KUANTAN, MALAYSIA](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/reject-stop-lynas-eia/) - Send a submission to the Jabatan Alam Sekitar (Department of Environment) Malaysia calling for the rejection of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) submitted by Lynas Rare Earths - [Expert Report Submissions on Lynas PDF](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/expert-report-submissions-on-lynas-pdf/) - [Aid/Watch welcomes Malaysia’s decision to Stop Lynas Dumping More Radioactive Waste](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-watch-welcomes-malaysias-decision-to-stop-lynas-dumping-more-radioactive-waste/) - LAMP generates massive quantities of wastes contaminated with radioactive materials, toxic heavy metals and chemicals including residual rare earth minerals in the mix - [International Human Right Day: People’s rights under attack, growing resistance and international humanitarian law.](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/join-us-for-international-human-rights-day-celebration/) - Join us on Sunday 8 December to celebrate International Human Right Day: People’s rights under attack, growing resistance and international humanitarian law. - [Aid/Watch is a proud member of Yes to Life No to Mining](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-watch-is-a-proud-member-of-yes-to-life-no-to-mining/) - Since 2017 Aid/Watch has been a proud member and regional contact point for the Oceania region of the Yes to Life No to Mining (YLNM) global solidarity network. - [AUSTRALIAN MINING FOOTPRINT IN ECUADOR](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/australian-mining-footprint-in-ecuador/) - Around seven million hectares of land in Ecuador has been sold to international mining companies keen to take advantage of untapped reserves of copper. - [SALAR DE MARICUNGA, ATACAMA, CHILE](https://aidwatch.org.au/case-studies/salar-de-maricunga-atacama-chile/) - The Chilean government has approved lithium projects without proper environmental assessment or concent the Indigenous Colla communities. - [Australians question how aid money is being spent in Indonesia after shift to 'aid investment'](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australians-question-how-aid-money-is-being-spent-in-indonesia-after-shift-to-aid-investment/) - [AUSTRALIA'S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE AGE OF TRUMP](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australias-foreign-policy-in-the-age-of-trump/) - [RIO TINTO PLANS FOR SERBIA LITHIUM MINE SUSPENDED AFTER PROTESTS](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/rio-tinto-plans-for-serbia-lithium-mine-suspended-after-protests/) - Local authorities have suspended a plan that would allow Rio Tinto to operate a lithium mine, after protests by environmentalists shook the country’ - [RIO TINTO LITHIUM MINE: THOUSANDS OF PROTESTERS BLOCK ROADS ACROSS SERBIA](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/rio-tinto-lithium-mine-thousands-of-protesters-block-roads-across-serbia/) - Thousands of demonstrators blocked major roads across Serbia as anger swelled over government-backed plan to allow mining company Rio Tinto to extract lithium. - [Aid/Watch AGM with updates on Militarisation in the Region](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-watch-agm-and-webinar-wit-updates-on-militarisation-in-the-region/) - You are invited to the Aid/Watch AGM, Thursday 29 August, 6:30PM AEST with campaign updates and special guests speaking on militarisation in the region. - [Militarisation of the Asia-Pacific Region: What can we learn from the Philippines?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/militarisation-of-the-asia-pacific-region-what-can-we-learn-from-the-philippines/) - In the first of Aid/Watch webinar series, we explore the state of militarisation in Asia-Pacific and take lessons from resistance movements in the Philippines. - [2024 EOFY Appeal](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/2024-eofy-appeal/) - This EOFY Appeal we hope you can continue to donate big or small to reach our modest target of $8,000 - [30 Years! A million reasons to give this festive season](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/a-million-reasons-to-give-this-festive-season/) - This year, we celebrate our 30th anniversary. We know we would not be here today without the generosity and support of people like you over the years. - [Community Struggling To Access Water And Basic Needs Years After Eviction](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/community-struggling-to-access-water-and-basic-needs-years-after-eviction/) - [AID TALKS #5 | Reparations and Resilience: Decolonising Climate Finance](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-talks-5-reparations-and-resilience-decolonising-climate-finance/) - You are invited to Aid Talks #5 Webinar hosted by Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific and Aid/Watch Australia. Join our guest speakers as they discuss climate finance and decolonisation of aid - [BHP runs away from responsibilities](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/bhp-runs-away-from-responsibilities/) - MEDIA RELEASE | BHP runs away from responsibilities. International organisations and communities affected by the mining giant BHP will not let it escape - [COPPER COMMUNIQUÉ: In the race to net zero, ‘Copper is the new oil’ - but at what cost?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/communique-on-copper/) - [A call for renewed commitments of Asia Pacific donors to the world’s marginalized](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/a-call-for-renewed-commitments-of-asia-pacific-donors-to-the-worlds-marginalized/) - [Post Extractivism - What could life look like beyond the extractive economy?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/post-extractivism-what-could-life-look-like-beyond-the-extractive-economy/) - [Green extractivism and the Australian energy transition](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/green-extractivism-and-the-australian-energy-transition/) - [LITHIUM COMMUNIQUÉ: Is Australian Lithium the answer to Zero Emissions?](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/lithium-communique-is-australian-lithium-the-answer-to-zero-emissions/) - By Claire Burgess, University of Tasmania, PhD Candidate and in Geography, Liz Downes, Rainforest Information Centre. Contributing author, Nat Lowrey, Aid/Watch - [Aid/Watch joins the Reality of Aid hybrid Regional Meeting & Workshop](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-watch-joins-the-reality-of-aid-hybrid-regional-meeting-workshop/) - Reality of Aid – Asia Pacific and Asia Constituency of the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness will convene the first hybrid Regional Meeting - [Aid/Watch's Lee Rhiannon joins Filipinos in calling for vigilance days before Marcos inauguration](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-watchs-lee-rhiannon-joins-filipinos-in-calling-for-vigilance-days-before-marcos-inauguration/) - [ARE YOU A MEMBER OF COPOWER?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/are-you-a-member-of-copower/) - Vote for Aid/Watch in CoPower's democratic budget by 8th July 2022 and support our work against 'green' extractivism. Not a CoPower member? Make the switch! - [NICKEL COMMUNIQUÉ: From the ‘Devil's Metal' to the ‘Holy Grail' of Clean Transport](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/nickel-from-the-devils-metal-to-the-holy-grail-of-clean-transport/) - Nickel is rapidly emerging as a ‘critical’ metal for the shift toward electric vehicles (EVs) and battery energy storage. - [CASE STUDY: FIRST NATIONS MORATORIUM ON MINING AND THE ‘RING OF FIRE’, ONTARIO](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/case-study-first-nations-moratorium-on-mining-and-the-ring-of-fire-ontario/) - A large area in Ontario, Canada, known as the ‘Ring of Fire’ is currently vulnerable to new mining operations from Australian companies. - [CASE STUDY: BHP POLLUTES INDIGENOUS LANDS FOR FUTURE BATTERY ENERGY](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/case-study-bhp-pollutes-indigenous-lands-for-future-battery-energy/) - [RIO TINTO, CIVIL WAR AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/rio-tinto-civil-war-and-human-rights-abuses/) - The Panguna mine in Bougainville that operated from 1971 to 1989 left a decade of civil war in it’s entrails, environmental destruction and social upheaval. - [THE FRIEDA-RIVER COPPER GOLD PROJECT, PAPUA NEW GUINEA](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/the-frieda-river-copper-gold-project-papua-new-guinea/) - A large-scale open-pit copper mine has been proposed by a Chinese-owned company listed in Australia on a significant river region in Sepik in Papua New Guinea. - [MINA DO BARROSO, PORTUGAL](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/mina-do-barroso-portugal/) - Lithium mines are being planned in a large, green and water-rich area, threatening the life of communities that have lived there for over 8 centuries. - [CÁCERES, SPAIN](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/caceres-spain/) - An Appalachian geological site and Mediterranean biodiversity area is under threat from Lithium mining including Australian miner Infinity Lithium - [CAÑAVERAL, SPAIN](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/canaveral-spain/) - Fierce community opposition to the creation of a mega-mine in the town of Cañaveral (Cáceres) due to the serious risk to peoples health and the environment. - [OCEANAGOLD, PHILIPPINES](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/oceaniagold-philippines/) - Australian-Canadian OceanaGold has received international attention for grave human rights and environmental concerns throughout the life of its Dipidio copper-gold mine. - [CENTRAL AFRICAN COPPER BELT](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/democratic-republic-of-congo-and-zambia/) - Concerns by corporate watchdogs about the lack of regulation for Australian companies operating in Africa including the Central African Copper Belt - [LAKE TORRENS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/lake-torrens-south-australia/) - A large ephemeral salt lake in central South Australia, of significance to the local Aboriginal groups, is under threat from mining. - [RIO TINTO SUSPENDS PROPOSED LITHIUM MINE IN SERBIA AFTER PROTESTS](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/rio-tinto-suspends-proposed-lithium-mine-in-serbia-after-protests/) - Rio Tinto has suspended plans to build Europe’s largest lithium mine after sustained protests across the country in opposition to the project. - [JADAR, SERBIA](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/jadar-serbia/) - Thousands of Serbians oppose Rio Tinto's proposed lithium mine in Jadar Valley, as protests heat up Rio Tinto plans may not go ahead. - [RHYOLITE RIDGE, NEVADA, USA](https://aidwatch.org.au/case-studies/rhyolite-ridge-nevada-usa/) - Australian-owned Ioneer would very likely cause an endemic species to go extinct if its lithium mine in Nevada is allowed to go ahead. - [THACKER PASS, NEVADA, USA](https://aidwatch.org.au/case-studies/thacker-pass-nevada-usa/) - The project was permitted without proper consultation or consent from the Fort McDermitt Paiute, Shoshone Tribe and other tribes who have ties to Thacker Pass. - [SALAR DE COIPASA, ORURO DEPT., BOLIVIA](https://aidwatch.org.au/case-studies/salar-de-coipasa-oruro-dept-bolivia/) - Coipasa Salt Flat is under dispute since exploration works carried by the Canadian Lithium Chile were rejected by local Aymara communities. - [SALAR DE ATACAMA, ANTOFAGATSA, CHILE](https://aidwatch.org.au/case-studies/salar-de-atacama-antofagatsa-chile/) - Neither proper environmental assessment, Indigenous/Public consultation and the precautionary principle has ever been carried out for lithium extraction. - [INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS & THE LITHIUM RUSH](https://aidwatch.org.au/case-studies/indigenous-land-rights-the-lithium-rush/) - The Olkola Aboriginal Corporation, a large landholder on the Cape, has plans for alternative futures to lithium ‘green’ extractivism - [Re-imaging Australian Aid & Development](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-agm-2021/) - Join the AID/WATCH 2021 AGM on Monday 19 July, 6 PM AEST via zoom to hear from partners Project Sepik (PNG), Philippines Australia Solidarity Association, and Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific. - [Lina Cabarero – an inspiration to us all!](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/lina-cabarero-an-inspiration-to-us-all/) - [Is Australian Lithium the answer to Zero Emissions?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/is-australian-lithium-the-answer-to-zero-emissions/) - [Aid Talks Webinar: RE-IMAGINING AID](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-talks-reimagining-aid/) - [Cancel Debt in Asia Pacific](https://aidwatch.org.au/events/cancel-debt-in-asia-pacific/) - [The Fragile Case of COVID19](https://aidwatch.org.au/campaigns/aid-talks/the-fragile-case-of-covid19/) - Aid Talks Webinar held on 21 April 2020 looking at conflict and fragility in this time of COVID-19 and how the outbreak exacerbates living conditions for refugees, migrants and the poor. - [AID TALKS Webinar | The Fragile Case of COVID 19](https://aidwatch.org.au/events/aid-talks-webinar-the-fragile-case-of-covid-19/) - [AID TALKS: Cancel Debt in Asia Pacific to Tackle Covid-19 Health and Economic Crisis](https://aidwatch.org.au/events/cancel-debt-in-asia-pacific-to-tackle-covid-19-health-and-economic-crisis/) - [MEDIA RELEASE: Cormann's OECD appointment is bad news for aid effectiveness](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/cormanns-oecd-appointment-is-bad-news/) - [WEBINAR: Post-extractivism: How do we move beyond mining?](https://aidwatch.org.au/events/post-extractivism-how-do-we-move-beyond-mining/) - [MEDIA RELEASE: Cancel debt to tackle corona virus, say Australian CSOs](https://aidwatch.org.au/publications/media-release-cancel-debt-to-tackle-corona-virus-say-australian-csos/) - [MINING & COVID 19](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/global-solidarity-with-communities-indigenous-peoples-and-workers-at-risk-from-mining-pandemic-profiteers/) - [JOINT LETTER: Global Social Protection Fund needed to provide basic services for all working people](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/joint-letter-global-social-protection-fund-needed-to-provide-basic-services-for-all-working-people/) - [Stop The Expansion of Extractive Projects](https://aidwatch.org.au/publications/stop-the-expansion-extractive-projects/) - [Notice of Aid/Watch 2020 Annual General Meeting](https://aidwatch.org.au/events/notice-of-aid-watch-2020-annual-general-meeting/) - [AID/WATCH IN THE NEWS: Australia to undertake comprehensive aid review](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-australia-to-undertake-comprehensive-aid-review/) - [AID/WATCH IN THE NEWS: Aid groups pleased with spending review](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-aid-groups-pleased-with-spending-review/) - [Forest project threatens Indonesian tribes](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/forest-project-threatens-indonesian-tribes/) - [PEOPLE AND PLANET: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENT CALENDARS & DIARIES 2011](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/people-and-planet-social-justice-and-environment-calendars-diaries-2011/) - [High Court decision a win for charities](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/high-court-decision-a-win-for-charitiesao-freedom-of-speech/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Aid/Watch wins back charity status](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-aidwatch-wins-back-charity-status/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Charities win tax ruling on lobbying](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-charities-win-tax-ruling-on-lobbying/) - [Aid Review](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-review/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: High Court finds Aid/Watch a charity](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-high-court-finds-aidwatch-a-charity/) - [Charities win tax ruling on lobbying](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/charities-win-tax-ruling-on-lobbying/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Charities can be political](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-charities-can-be-political/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Bridle on outspoken charities was wrong](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-bridle-on-outspoken-charities-was-wrong/) - [Suggested submission](https://aidwatch.org.au/support-aidwatch/suggested-submission/) - [Take Action: Make a submission to the aid review and make aid fair!](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/take-action-make-a-submission-to-the-aid-review-and-make-aid-fair/) - [Military spends $215m to give $37m in aid to Afghanistan](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/military-spends-215m-to-give-37m-in-aid-to-afghanistan/) - [AID/WATCH in the news: Does foreign aid do more harm than good?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-does-foreign-aid-do-more-harm-than-good/) - [National security focus needed to boost support for aid program](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/national-security-focus-needed-to-boost-support-for-aid-program/) - [Australia Invented Pacific 'Boomerang Aid'](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australia-invented-pacific-boomerang-aid/) - [AID/WATCH in News: Overseas aid spent on the elite](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-news-overseas-aid-spent-on-the-elite/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Back Story - Australian aid review](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-back-story-australian-aid-review/) - [Better Aid calls for civil society applications to participate in High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness.](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/betteraid-calls-for-civil-society-applications-to-participate-in-high-level-forum-on-aid-effectiveness/) - [Climate Aid Budget](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/budgetaos-climate-aid-is-aooderisoryao-says-aidwatch/) - [Mineral Rights For PNG Landowners](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/mineral-rights-for-png-landowners/) - [Who Are We Aiding?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/who-are-we-aiding/) - [AID/WATCH Membership and Donation Appeal, June 2011](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-membership-and-donation-appeal-june-2011/) - [Take Action: Make Aid Transparent](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/take-action-make-aid-transparent/) - [“Stop the Indonesia-Australia REDD+ project”: Indigenous Peoples’ opposition to the Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/stop-the-indonesia-australia-redd-project-indigenous-peoples-opposition-to-the-kalimantan-forests-and-climate-partnership/) - [Focusing aid brings forward the day we can do without it](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/focusing-aid-brings-forward-the-day-we-can-do-without-it/) - [Pacific islands accuse Australia's aid agency of coercion](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/pacific-islands-accuse-australias-aid-agency-of-coercion/) - [Island Leaders Drowned Out At Forum](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/island-leaders-drowned-out-at-forum/) - [MDG targets are overlooking inequality](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/mdg-targets-are-overlooking-inequality/) - [Lost at sea - Exporting free trade policy to the Pacific](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/lost-at-sea-exporting-free-trade-policy-to-the-pacific/) - [A new direction for international co-operation](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/a-new-direction-for-international-co-operation/) - [People, not military objectives, should be the focus of aid to Afghanistan](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/people-not-military-objectives-should-be-the-focus-of-aid-to-afghanistan/) - [AID/WATCH Fundraiser - People & Planet 2012 Diary & Wall Calendar Out Now](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-fundraiser-people-planet-2012-diary-wall-calendar-out-now/) - [AID/WATCH review of the Review : TRACKING THE AID REVIEW](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-review-of-the-review-tracking-the-aid-review/) - [Pacific warned of hidden dangers in Obama's new TPP push](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/pacific-warned-of-hidden-dangers-in-obamas-new-tpp-push/) - [AID POLICY: Donors still far from transparent](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-policy-donors-still-far-from-transparent/) - [Guidelines to prevent land grabbing](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/guidelines-to-prevent-aooland-grabbingao-crucial-for-food-security-un-expert-warns/) - [Civil society statement to the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/civil-society-statement-to-the-fourth-high-level-forum-on-aid-effectiveness/) - [Food for thought: exploring food security in the Pacific](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/food-for-thought-exploring-food-security-in-the-pacific/) - [BIGGEST STUDY OF LARGE LAND DEALS TO DATE WARNS OF THREATS TO POOR - 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[AidWatch congratulates Prime Minister Rudd on appointment of a Minister for International Development](https://aidwatch.org.au/media-release/aidwatch-congratulates-prime-minister-rudd-on-appointment-of-a-minister-for-international-development/) - [Australian aid watchdog outraged about allegations of AusAID involvement in spying](https://aidwatch.org.au/media-release/australian-aid-watchdog-outraged-about-allegations-of-ausaid-involvement-in-spying-2/) - [Australian aid watchdog calls on the Australian responsibility negligence Cambodia Railways Project](https://aidwatch.org.au/media-release/australian-aid-watchdog-calls-on-the-australian-responsibility-negligence-cambodia-railways-project/) - [Australian aid watchdog concerned about DFAT back-flip on aid to Grenada](https://aidwatch.org.au/media-release/australian-aid-watchdog-concerned-about-dfat-back-flip-on-aid-to-grenada/) - [Call to eliminate corrupt and fraudulent land deals in Melanesia](https://aidwatch.org.au/media-release/call-to-eliminate-corrupt-and-fraudulent-land-deals-in-melanesia/) - [Australian aid watchdog condemns new foreign aid paradigm](https://aidwatch.org.au/media-release/australian-aid-watchdog-condemns-new-foreign-aid-paradigm/) - [Australian aid and trade watchdogs denounce Pacific Free Trade Agreement](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australian-aid-and-trade-watchdogs-denounce-pacific-free-trade-agreement/) - [AID/WATCH takes part in Good Pitch Australia Documentary Forum](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/2515/) - [Further cuts concerning but nature of aid policy, not size of budget is what really matters](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/further-cuts-concerning-but-nature-of-aid-policy-not-size-of-budget-is-what-really-matters/) - [Aid watchdog calls for Australian support for PNG anti-corruption measures](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-watchdog-calls-for-australian-support-for-png-anti-corruption-measures/) - [Crikey Clarifier: what the overhaul of Australian aid will mean](https://aidwatch.org.au/general-news/crikey-clarifier-what-the-overhaul-of-australian-aid-will-mean/) - [Campaign against further overseas aid cuts](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/campaign-against-further-overseas-aid-cuts/) - [MEDIA RELEASE: Aid monitor says size of budget less important than harmful nature of foreign aid policy](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/media-release-aid-monitor-says-size-of-budget-less-important-than-harmful-nature-of-foreign-aid-policy/) - [Publish What You Fund's 2016 Aid Transparency Index](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/publish-what-you-funds-2016-aid-transparency-index/) - [MEDIA RELEASE: Australian Aid Monitor Releases Report Card on the Aid Program Under the Liberal/National Government](https://aidwatch.org.au/media-release/media-release-australian-aid-monitor-releases-report-card-on-the-aid-program-under-the-liberalnational-government/) - [REPORT: Australia’s ‘New Aid Paradigm’: Beyond ODA?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/report-australias-new-aid-paradigm-beyond-oda/) - [MAKE A SUBMISSION: FOREIGN POLICY WHITE PAPER](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/submission-to-foreign-policy-white-paper/) - [AID/WATCH Submission to the DFAT White Paper Consultation, 2017](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-submission-to-the-dfat-white-paper-consultation-2017/) - [PUBLIC DEBATE KEPT TO THE MARGINS](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/public-debate-kept-to-the-margins/) - [AS AMBASSADORS GATHER, ITS TIME TO RETHINK](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/as-ambassadors-gather-its-time-to-rethink/) - [MEDIA RELEASE: Australian Aid Monitor Calls for Transparency over Papua New Guinea APEC Funding](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/media-release-australian-aid-monitor-calls-for-transparency-over-papua-new-guinea-apec-funding/) - [APEC, Aid and Land Grabbing](https://aidwatch.org.au/events/apec-aid-and-land-grabbing/) - [Annual Report 2009](https://aidwatch.org.au/publications/annual-report-2009/) - [Paga Hill leader to stage protest in Canberra](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/paga-hill-leader-to-stage-protest-in-canberra/) - [AID/WATCH Annual Report 2018](https://aidwatch.org.au/publications/aid-watch-annual-report/) - [Paga Hill Community take their issue to the United Nations](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/paga-hill-community-take-their-issue-to-the-united-nations/) - [Julie Bishop accused of breaching standards with new aid job](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/julie-bishop-accused-of-breaching-standards-with-new-aid-job/) - [Human Rights Defender: ABC Radio National Wantok program](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/human-rights-defender-abc-radio-national-wantok-program/) - [Australia handed out millions in aid contracts to company accused of bribery](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/3478/) - [We Took Part In An Australian Aid Program. It Was More About Helping Your Country Than Ours](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/we-took-part-in-an-australian-aid-program-it-was-more-about-helping-your-country-than-ours/) - [Notice of AID/WATCH Annual General Meeting and Special Resolution](https://aidwatch.org.au/general-news/notice-of-aidwatch-annual-general-meeting-and-special-resolution/) - [A brief history of aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/a-brief-history-of-aid/) - [Refugee funds get foreign label](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/refugee-funds-get-foreign-label/) - [As Myanmar opens, donor exit at border puts dreams in peril](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/as-myanmar-opens-donor-exit-at-border-puts-dreams-in-peril/) - [Watchdog uncovers misuse of Australian funds for Iraq humanitarian relief](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/watchdog-uncovers-misuse-of-australian-funds-for-iraq-humanitarian-relief/) - [RAMSI in Solomons 'should be wound down'](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/ramsi-in-solomons-should-be-wound-down/) - [We trained Burmese officers, police admit](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/we-trained-burmese-officers-police-admit/) - [Backgrounder: Charitable Advocacy on Trial](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/backgrounder-charitable-advocacy-on-trial/) - [Vanuatu: Chiefs call on Forum leaders to protect custom land](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/vanuatu-chiefs-call-on-forum-leaders-to-protect-custom-land/) - [AID/WATCH IN THE NEWS: Concerns Laos-Australia aid being 'corporatised'](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-concerns-laos-australia-aid-being-corporatised/) - [AID/WATCH IN THE NEWS: Australia's Defence Dept and aid agency AUSAID sign agreement](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-australias-defence-dept-and-aid-agency-ausaid-sign-agreement/) - [AID/WATCH IN THE NEWS: Defence deal alarms aid workers](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-defence-deal-alarms-aid-workers/) - [AID/WATCH IN THE NEWS: Australian foreign aid to East Timor 'wasted'](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-australian-foreign-aid-to-east-timor-wasted/) - [AID/WATCH IN THE NEWS: Australia's 'boomerang aid' slammed](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-australias-boomerang-aid-slammed/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Crikey!](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-crikey/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Ruling Threatens Charities ](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-ruling-threatens-charities/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: AID/WATCH court case threatens charities ](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-aidwatch-court-case-threatens-charities/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Australia Talks - Overseas Aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-australia-talks-overseas-aid/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: More pressure on Australia's aid program](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-more-pressure-on-australias-aid-program/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Foreign Aid Spending](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-foreign-aid-spending/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: PNG Aid Money Wasted](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-png-aid-money-wasted/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Ancient law threatens freedom of speech ](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-ancient-law-threatens-freedom-of-speech/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Australia to slash advisers on PNG aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-australia-to-slash-advisers-on-png-aid/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Australia to slash advisor numbers in PNG ](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-australia-to-slash-advisor-numbers-in-png/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Australian aid watchdog calls for urgent debate on spending ](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-australian-aid-watchdog-calls-for-urgent-debate-on-spending/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: Major shake up of Australian aid agency, AusAID](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-major-shake-up-of-australian-aid-agency-ausaid/) - [AID/WATCH in the News: When a charity is no longer a charity](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-when-a-charity-is-no-longer-a-charity/) - [AID/WATCH in the news: Is All Aid Good Aid?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch-in-the-news-is-all-aid-good-aid/) - [Aid talks threatened as rich countries refuse to budge](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-talks-threatened-as-rich-countries-refuse-to-budge/) - [Philanthropists](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/philanthropists/) - [The emergence of new donors](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/the-emergence-of-new-donors/) - [Where is your AID money going?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/where-is-your-aid-money-going/) - [What is aid?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/what-is-aid/) - [Australian government aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australian-government-aid/) - [Multilateral aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/multilateral-aid/) - [Non-Government Organisations](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/non-government-organisations/) - [Myths about aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/myths-about-aid/) - [The David vs Goliath battle continues: Putting EU business ahead of Pacific development](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/the-david-vs-goliath-battle-continues-putting-eu-business-ahead-of-pacific-development/) - [Bilateral Donors](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/bilateral-donors/) - [What are aid priorities?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/what-are-aid-priorities/) - [Reality of Aid and NGOs](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/reality-of-aid-and-ngos/) - [Southern Groups](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/southern-groups/) - [AID/WATCH](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aidwatch/) - [Australian aid picture](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australian-aid-picture/) - [Australian aid aids Australia](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australian-aid-aids-australia/) - [How do we measure up internationally?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/how-do-we-measure-up-internationally/) - [Australian aid priorities](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australian-aid-priorities/) - [Corporatisation](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/corporatisation/) - [Tied Aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/tied-aid/) - [What is multilateral aid?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/what-is-multilateral-aid/) - [Are NGOs Effective?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/are-ngos-effective/) - [Religion in aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/religion-in-aid/) - [Fundraising](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/fundraising/) - [NGO approaches to development assistance](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/ngo-approaches-to-development-assistance/) - [NGO involvement with AusAID](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/ngo-involvement-with-ausaid/) - [What is an NGO?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/what-is-an-ngo/) - [Social and environmental impacts of projects](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/social-and-environmental-impacts-of-projects/) - [Undemocratic and Bureaucratic](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/undemocratic-and-bureaucratic/) - [World Bank and Asian Development Bank ](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/world-bank-and-asian-development-bank/) - [United Nations Agencies](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/united-nations-agencies/) - [Issues and Debates](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/issues-and-debates/) - [Child Sponsorship](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/child-sponsorship/) - [How to Donate Responsibly](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/how-to-donate-responsibly/) - [What you can do](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/what-you-can-do/) - [Abbreviations and Acronyms/Glossary](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/abbreviations-and-acronymsglossary/) - [Australian aid distribution at a glance](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australian-aid-distribution-at-a-glance/) - [Governance ](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/governance/) - [The Aid Hierarchy](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/the-aid-hierarchy/) - [Humanitarian and disaster relief](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/humanitarian-and-disaster-relief/) - [Forget About Missy](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/forget-about-missy/) - [When tax-free salaries count as aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/when-tax-free-salaries-count-as-aid/) - [Aid is increasing but can we spend it well?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-is-increasing-but-can-we-spend-it-well/) - [A Pacific Development Burger with the Lot](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/a-pacific-development-burger-with-the-lot/) - [Is Australia Genuine About a 'New Approach' to the Pacific?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/is-australia-genuine-about-a-new-approach-to-the-pacific/) - [Jatropha: Jobs for farmers or fuel for foreigners?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/jatropha-jobs-for-farmers-or-fuel-for-foreigners/) - [People's Protocol on Climate Change](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/peoples-protocol-on-climate-change/) - [A palmy balm for the financial crisis](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/a-palmy-balm-for-the-financial-crisis/) - [New Zealand foreign minister McCully out of order on foreign aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/new-zealand-foreign-minister-mccully-out-of-order-on-foreign-aid/) - [Foreign investors exploit cheap Vanuatu land](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/foreign-investors-exploit-cheap-vanuatu-land/) - [TAKE ACTION: Take the PACE out of PACER Plus](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/take-action-take-the-pace-out-of-pacer-plus/) - [Financial crisis 'no excuse' to scale down aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/financial-crisis-no-excuse-to-scale-down-aid/) - [NEWS: A more positive Pacific solution](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/news-a-more-positive-pacific-solution/) - [NEWS: Africa demands compo for climate chaos](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/news-africa-demands-compo-for-climate-chaos/) - [NEWS: Our Aid Dollars Not Reaching Those In Need](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/news-our-aid-dollars-not-reaching-those-in-need/) - [NEWS: U.N. Reports on Developing Nations](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/news-u-n-reports-on-developing-nationsao-energy-needs/) - [Africa, Asia top food shortage risk list](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/africa-asia-top-food-shortage-risk-list/) - [Island states call for agreement on climate change plans](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/island-states-call-for-agreement-on-climate-change-plans/) - ['Little to be seen' for Timor aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/little-to-be-seen-for-timor-aid/) - [Australia donates money to fight hunger](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australia-donates-money-to-fight-hunger/) - [Food prices 'still hurt world's poorest'](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/food-prices-still-hurt-worlds-poorest/) - [UN calls for a dramatic increase in food production](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/un-calls-for-a-dramatic-increase-in-food-production/) - [Australia embarks on forest program](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australia-embarks-on-forest-program/) - [Take the pace out of PACER](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/take-the-pace-out-of-pacer/) - [Doing a Decent Job? New Report on the IMF shows a Leopard cannot change its spots](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/doing-a-decent-job-new-report-on-the-imf-shows-a-leopard-cannot-change-its-spots/) - [Australian Overseas Development Assistance and the Rural Poor](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australian-overseas-development-assistance-and-the-rural-poor/) - [They Seem Too Good To Be True ](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/they-seem-too-good-to-be-true-aoi-and-they-are/) - [PNG health system near collapse: UN](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/png-health-system-near-collapse-un/) - [Position Vacant: AID/WATCH Fundraising and Office Manager](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/position-vacant-aidwatch-fundraising-and-office-manager/) - [Greater aid transparency: crucial for aid effectiveness](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/greater-aid-transparency-crucial-for-aid-effectiveness/) - [UN panel will give $126b for climate](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/un-panel-will-give-126b-for-climate/) - [Aid workers earning more than Rudd](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-workers-earning-more-than-rudd/) - [Rudd Leaves Island Nations For Dead](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/rudd-leaves-island-nations-for-dead/) - [People and Planet: Social Justice and Environment Calendars & Diaries 2010](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/people-and-planet-social-justice-and-environment-calendars-diaries-2010/) - [ISLANDS REVOLT OVER PACER](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/islands-revolt-over-pacer/) - [Our Land, Our Future: Melanesian Land Speaking Tour ](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/our-land-our-future-melanesian-land-speaking-tour/) - [PNG: Greenwashing the palm oil industry](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/png-greenwashing-the-palm-oil-industry/) - [Concerns over land reform policies in Melanesia](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/concerns-over-land-reform-policies-in-melanesia/) - [Australia backs carbon markets at talks](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/australia-backs-carbon-markets-at-talks/) - [Rich countries set to slash aid in 2010](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/rich-countries-set-to-slash-aid-in-2010/) - [New Publication: In Defence of Melanesian Customary Land](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/new-publication-in-defence-of-melanesian-customary-land/) - [Solomons caretaker Deputy PM wants action on logging](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/solomons-caretaker-deputy-pm-wants-action-on-logging/) - [Budget boosts foreign aid](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/budget-boosts-foreign-aid/) - [Fragile nations speak their peace](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/fragile-nations-speak-their-peace/) - [PNG Gas Could Blow Up In Our Faces](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/png-gas-could-blow-up-in-our-faces/) - [Masking false assumptions in Australia's aid delivery](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/masking-false-assumptions-in-australias-aid-delivery/) - [We Are The Pacific's Best Frenemy](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/we-are-the-pacifics-best-frenemy/) - [Rich nations backtracking on new climate aid, development watchdog warns](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/rich-nations-backtracking-on-new-climate-aid-development-watchdog-warns/) - [Public forum in Sydney on Australian aid to Pacific](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/public-forum-in-sydney-on-australian-aid-to-pacific/) - [Where is the transparency on aid to Afghanistan?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/where-is-the-transparency-on-aid-to-afghanistan/) - [G8 and G20: Where is the farmer in debates about food security?](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/g8-and-g20-where-is-the-farmer-in-debates-about-food-security/) - [Pacific globalisation NGO explains opposition to PACER Plus](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/pacific-globalisation-ngo-explains-opposition-to-pacer-plus/) - [Timor-Leste trials healthcare from the people, to the people](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/timor-leste-trials-healthcare-from-the-people-to-the-people/) - [Pacific trade agreement puts profit before people': Say health experts ](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/pacific-trade-agreement-puts-profit-before-people-say-health-experts/) - [Brazil's poverty makes its aid donations both natural and surprising](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/brazils-poverty-makes-its-aid-donations-both-natural-and-surprising/) - 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Blurring the lines can be risky](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aid-or-an-army-blurring-the-lines-can-be-risky/) - [Pacific agriculture, forestry leaders pass land strategy](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/pacific-agriculture-forestry-leaders-pass-land-strategy/) - [Aust trade minister wants free trade to eliminate poverty](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/aust-trade-minister-wants-free-trade-to-eliminate-poverty/) - [Chronic humanitarian emergency in PNG's Yelia region](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/chronic-humanitarian-emergency-in-pngs-yelia-region/) - [Hunger costs](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/hunger-costs/) - [More aid means more problems: Treasury](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/more-aid-means-more-problems-treasury/) - [Afghans left out of aid decisions ](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/afghans-left-out-of-aid-decisions/) - [Developing nations missing out on climate funding says Oxfam](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/developing-nations-missing-out-on-climate-funding-says-oxfam/) - [Gone for good to fetch a pail of water](https://aidwatch.org.au/in-the-news/gone-for-good-to-fetch-a-pail-of-water/) - [What was that in aid of? 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