June E-Bulletin

This edition has important information on the upcoming AID/WATCH AGM, the End of Financial Year Appeal, our monthly discussion series Aid Talks, Committee of Management vacancies, and A Common Purpose Film Fundraiser.Read the June e-bulletin. 

Cambodia railway project a disaster for relocated households: report

STT, a local NGO, has released a report saying dozens of households relocated from Phnom Penh are much worse off, as a result of a badly designed resettlement process.Around 1,000 households either have been or will be relocated nationwide by the $142 million dollar...

Australia seeks global role in tackling the resource curse

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...

NGOs question Australia’s Mining for Development Initiative

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...