Feb 9, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
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...
Jan 30, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
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...
Jan 30, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
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...
Dec 20, 2012 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
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...
Dec 19, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
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...
Dec 11, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
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...