NEWS & EVENTS

Australia is putting itself at the forefront of the global campaign to reduce the negative impact of extractive industries in developing countries.  Interview appears on ABC Radio Australia Australia has over 300 mining companies operating in Africa and more working...

Interview appears on Radio Australia NGOs question Australia's Mining for Development Initiative Updated 17 May 2013, 4:21 AEST Questions are being asked about whether Australia's $127 million dollar Mining for Development initiative helps Australian corporate...

Article originally appeared in Crikey. By Gareth Bryant The federal budget shows the foreign aid program is increasingly being used as a slush fund to pay for the government’s political priorities and pet schemes — from sending asylum seekers back home to managing...

According to its website, Irish Aid delivers results for poor people and provides value for money. So where does hiring a limousine for Jeff Sachs, the US economist famed for his work on the impact of globalisation on developing countries, fit into the equation? Irish...

Last week The National – one of Papua New Guinea’s major newspapers – featured a full page advertisement attacking the AusAID-funded legal adviser to Bougainville, Anthony Regan, who is also a fellow at the Australian National University.Written by...

AusAID has recently suspended its scholarships program in Afghanistan, pending investigation of fraud allegations in the program. GRM International, one of the largest private managing contractors in the world, was stripped of its management of the program, and the...

Article originally appeared in Crikey By Matt Hilton AusAID has recently suspended its scholarships program in Afghanistan, pending investigation of fraud allegations in the program. GRM International, one of the largest private managing contractors in the world, was...

Hosting the country's president Thein Sein, Ms Gillard praised the ''extraordinary'' progress towards democracy of Burma, also known as Myanmar.At a joint press conference with Mr Thein, she announced that Australia would lift some restrictions on defence engagement...

Article originally appeared in the Malawi News BY CHARLES MPAKA Paladin Energy Limited and two other Australian mining firms operating in the country are under criticism back home for tapping into a tax-payer financed aid programme to shore up their corporate image...

Article originally appears in Sydney Morning Herald January 30th 2013 WEALTHY resource companies operating overseas are tapping into Australian taxpayer funds to set up aid projects potentially benefiting their corporate social responsibility credentials. Aid and...

Aid and mining watchdogs have expressed concerns about the practice, arguing the corporations are wealthy enough to bankroll their own aid and that linking donations to controversial mine operations is a conflict of interest.Nine mining companies all operating in...

News that $375 million of this year's aid budget will be diverted to the costs of processing and supporting asylum seekers in Australia (and possibly offshore) is the second time in the space of weeks that the government has found itself on the edge of internationally...

The biennial Reality of Aid report was launched around the world this week, incorporating two chapters written by Australia’s AID/WATCH. The focus of the new report is the role of the private sector in aid provision and its impact on the effectiveness of aid in...