Jul 1, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
While the Australian media were in a frenzy over mining magnate Gina Rinenhart’s attempts to take control of Fairfax, many of the world’s leaders, corporations and NGOs were at the RIO+20 summit discussing how to work together towards a sustainable...
Jul 1, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
WHEN we think of overseas aid, we think of helping people who need it. The government says aid helps people overcome poverty. But does it? Obviously, to overcome poverty we have to overcome the causes of poverty, and the big causes of poverty today are untouched by...
Jun 26, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
Australia has just released the AusAID Civil Society Engagement Framework.It is advocates a sustainable approach to overcoming poverty through better service delivery, improved governance and stronger local systems.Aidwatch is generally happy with the Framework, but...
Jun 24, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
AID/WATCH and Friends of the Earth together argued that the RIO+20 summit had a real potential to chart a sustainable agenda for the next two decades but that this was being undermined by the approach of the Australian Government.Read the response from the NSW...
Jun 16, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
It also reveals that workers on the project endure unsafe working conditions without proper accommodation, clean water or hygienic toilets.The disruption is exposed in a report by the international consortium funding the $143 million project – Australia’s...