NEWS & EVENTS

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...

Interview appeared on ABC PM Program MARK COLVIN: The advocacy group, Aid/Watch, has won back its charitable status, ending a long running battle begun by the Howard government. The fight broke out four years ago, when the Commissioner of Taxation ruled that Aid/Watch...

AusAID's involvement in the Cambodian railways project has come under fire from local groups alleging human rights abuses. Is aid always a good thing? AID/WATCH's Matt Hilton on the need for transparency Article originally appeared in New Matilda By Matt Hilton...

go here to read the full article:http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/like-if-you-want-to-end-global-poverty/403/ 

AusAID spent over 170 million dollars on HIV programs in PNG between 2007 and 2010, but the report says that there is little evidence that AusAID's support has limited the spread of HIV/AIDS.Public health organisation The Burnet Institute is partly-funded by AusAID,...

Severe abuses of human and democratic rights continue in West Papua as the indigenous population struggles for the right to decide their own future as a people. As the violence escalates, it’s important we know what role Australia is playing in supporting the...

When Foreign Minister Bob Carr last week moved quickly to limit criticism of China’s aid policy in the Pacific, he inadvertently put the spotlight on the motivation behind Australia’s own foreign aid program.With China’s Pacific aid program estimated...