Join us on Monday 13 May at the Surry Hills Community Centre to discuss militarisation of aid.For more detail, see here.Aid Talks: The Politics of Development is a free, monthly discussion series hosted by Aid/Watch on issues of aid and development. This will provide...
The latest case of foreign aid being diverted to cover the processing of asylum seekers in Australia is part of a long, bipartisan trend of raiding aid “in the national interest”. Thulsi Narayanasamy and Gareth Bryant of AID/WATCH explain. Article originally appeared...
The Australian Defence Force directly delivers about half of Australia’s aid to Afghanistan. There are myriad problems with this approach, writes Gareth Bryant from AID/WATCH. Article originally appeared in Crikey. At a Senate inquiry into Australia’s aid program to...
Dr Andrew Lattas has done extensive field in PNG says these links with Malaysian logging companies are undermining the legitimacy of the state and will lead to a general collapse in state structures.Presenter:Geraldine CouttsSpeaker:Dr Andrew Lattas, Department of...
The paper, titled Australia Afghanistan Community Resilience Scheme, proposes funding be divided among five experienced NGOs and would seek to assist the ”poorest and most marginalised people” while at the same time hoping to improve broader agricultural...
It was envisaged as an Afghan utopia for returned asylum seekers – a purposebuilt housing estate with running water, jobs, schools and small businesses on the outskirts of the capital, Kabul.Funded by Australian taxpayers for about $8 million, the AliceGhan...
