NEWS & EVENTS
Further cuts concerning but nature of aid policy, not size of budget is what really matters
MEDIA RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 December 2014 SYDNEY: AID/WATCH, Australia’s independent watchdog on foreign aid and trade has today responded to further cuts to the foreign aid budget following the mid-year economic and financial outlook (MYEFO) of...
AID/WATCH contributes two chapters to Global Reality of Aid Report
The International Coordinating Committee for the Reality of Aid Network today launched the 2014 Global Reality of Aid Report on the side of a meeting to discuss the "modernization of the concept of Official Development Assistance" between CSO members of the Network...
AID/WATCH takes part in Good Pitch Australia Documentary Forum
This week, AID/WATCH participated in Good Pitch at the Sydney Opera House, the leading international forum for documentary filmmaking, connecting social justice films with allies and partners to collaborate with to create coalitions and campaigns. AID/WATCH Director,...
AID/WATCH Presents at Asia Pacific Research Network Conference in Hong Kong
On August 31-September 3, Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN) conducted Asia Pacific People's Conference on Development Justice. The conference aimed: 1. To promote knowledge exchange among CSOs on the different aspects of Development Justice as a framework for a...
PACER-Plus — boon or bane for Pacific island states?
Small island nations in the Pacific are concerned about the future of their development progress as negotiations for the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations — better known as PACER-Plus — inch closer to completion. Aid and trade watchdogs consulted by Devex...
Australian aid and trade watchdogs denounce Pacific Free Trade Agreement
MEDIA RELEASE Australian aid and trade watchdogs denounce Pacific Free Trade Agreement For immediate release 23 July 2014 SYDNEY: Independent Australian organisations, the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) and AID/WATCH, Australia’s aid monitor,...
There are problems with foreign aid, but Bishop has solved none of them
An “overhaul” of Australia’s foreign aid program is largely not new, and fundamentally fails to address the difficult questions on how to make aid more effective. Aid analyst Thulsi Narayanasamy unpacks the policy.
Australian aid watchdog condemns new foreign aid paradigm
MEDIA RELEASE Australian aid watchdog condemns new foreign aid paradigm For immediate release 18/6/2014 Sydney: Aid/Watch has responded to the address of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to the National Press Club where Ms Bishop reiterated a commitment to...
Call to eliminate corrupt and fraudulent land deals in Melanesia
Members of the Melanesian Indigenous Land Defence Alliance (MILDA) today issued a full statement and called for an immediate review of customary land administration in Melanesia to eliminate corrupt land dealings and fraudulent land practices. The group also draws...
Pacific Aid from Australia protected for now
AidWatch’s Thulsi Narayanasamy speaks to Radio New Zealand about cuts to Australia’s aid programme and the lack of transparency since the aid programme has been integrated into the Foreign Affairs Department.
AidWorks 23rd April 2014. A panel discussion on the role of the national interest in aid programs
Why do nations give aid? Is it to help alleviate poverty, or to show goodwill to those less fortunate? Is it to increase global peace and security or as a way of influencing the nations receiving aid? There are a multitude of reasons that influence both why and how...
Australian government cuts foreign aid budget
Thulsi Narayanasamy, Director of AidWatch, talks to radio RRR FM about Australia’s foreign aid policy and recently announced cuts to the foreign aid budget.
Aid/Watch’s Matt Hilton ADB’s report into Cambodian rail repair project
AidWatch talks to radio 2SER about a scathing report into the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that has found its $143 million project to repair Cambodia’s rail system has left hundreds of impoverished families worse off.
Australian aid watchdog concerned about DFAT back-flip on aid to Grenada
MEDIA RELEASE 14 -2-14 Australian aid watchdog concerned about DFAT back-flip on aid to Grenada AID/WATCH supports the Government of Grenada making a diplomatic protest on the reneging of Australian aid funding committed to rebuild a new parliament building on the...
Australian aid watchdog calls on the Australian responsibility negligence Cambodia Railways Project
MEDIA RELEASE 10-2-14 Australian aid watchdog calls on the Australian responsibility negligence Cambodia Railways Project SYDNEY: Aid/Watch has welcomed the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) admission...
Summary and recording of Aid Talks #7 – Where Is Your Aid Money Going?
The seventh Aid Talks session on ‘Where Is Your Aid Money Going?’ took place on 9 December 2013 in Sydney. Part of the discussion was recorded.
Aid monitor slams East Timor spying charges
Article appears in Green Left Weekly AID/WATCH has responded to the allegation that Australian government agencies, including AusAID, were involved in spying on the East Timorese cabinet room during sensitive meetings about oil and gas negotiations. AID/WATCH...
Australian aid watchdog outraged about allegations of AusAID involvement in spying
MEDIA RELEASE Australian aid watchdog outraged about allegations of AusAID involvement in spying For immediate release 4/12/2013 Sydney: AID/WATCH has responded to the allegation that Australian government agencies, including AusAID, were involved in spying on...