AID/WATCH open letter to Bob Carr

The Rio+20 is the United Nations conference on sustainable development. It brings together world leaders, government officials, the private sector, NGOs and other civil society groups with the aim of talking about poverty reduction, how to advance social equity,...

Foreign aid delay to save $2.9b

The decision, revealed in Tuesday night’s budget, will save the Government $2.9 billion over four years.The Government had committed to increases in the foreign aid budget so it would reach 0.5 per cent of gross national income (GNI) by 2015-16.But Foreign...