Feb 28, 2017 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE
AID/WATCH, an independent watchdog on aid and trade, has today written to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop calling for transparency over the level of funding being provided to the 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum to be held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea,...
Feb 19, 2017 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PUBLICATIONS
Are you concerned about Australia’s impact on the world? If so, you should tell the Government what you think. The Australian Government is currently calling for public submissions for its Foreign Policy White Paper. If you feel as we do about the direction of...
Feb 6, 2017 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS, PUBLICATIONS
6 February 2016 | Dear Senator, Reject the failed TPP and ensure fairness in future trade deals, including the RCEP We the undersigned 53 community organisations, representing over two million Australians, call on you to reject the failed Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Jan 8, 2017 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PUBLICATIONS
Since the election of a conservative Government in late 2013 the Australian aid program has been radically transformed. Under the Government’s ‘new aid paradigm’ it is difficult to recognise aid as having a meaningful development mandate beyond promoting the private...
Jun 22, 2016 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE, PUBLICATIONS
AID/WATCH, an independent watchdog on aid and trade has released a report card of the Australian aid program under the coalition. The report card shows that under the Liberal/National Coalition aid has not only reduced at an unprecedented rate, the lowest level as a...
May 7, 2016 | GENERAL NEWS
The 2016 AID/WATCH Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 27 May 2016, 5.30pm-7.30pm, upstairs at the Loft Bar, at the University of Technology Sydney. The Loft is off Broadway, near the UTS Tower, and is an accessible venue -http://theloftuts.com.au. Food and...