Nov 16, 2011 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
The free trade deal has been given new impetus at today’s APEC meeting, in Hawaii, with United States President, Barak Obama, saying he wants to see a text for an agreement finished in 2012 and by Japan’s decision to join the talks.At this stage, no...
Nov 10, 2011 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
AusAID has moved quickly to implement the ‘Australian Multilateral Assessment’, a process recommended by the Government’s Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness. This process is designed to assess multilateral institutions by ranking them against a...
Oct 24, 2011 | EVENTS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
People & Planet is published by a partnership of 49 not-for-profit Australian social justice and environment organisations, and raises funds for the work of these organisations in promoting a just, sustainable world.Perfect for daily use, both the diary and...
Oct 6, 2011 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
Over the years, we’ve seen some tremendous progress. The number of children in school has increased from 1 million under the Taliban to 7 million today, a number unmatched in Afghanistan’s history. The number of girls in school has increased from almost...
Oct 5, 2011 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
One of the many revolutions taking place in the world of international aid and co-operation is the rebirth of a movement that challenges what is now generally described as the ‘traditional’ aid model. Instead of a vertical donor-recipient approach to aid...
Sep 27, 2011 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
All the textbook theory on free trade is in stark contrast to the practical reality of Pacific lives. Small populations, long distance from markets and low economies of scale, all put the Pacific at a disadvantage when it comes international competitiveness. Of course...