Oct 18, 2010 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
The Australian Foreign Minister’s advised his Papua New Guinea counterpart that the number of aid advisers to PNG will be cut by more than a third over the next two years.PNG receives over 450 million US dollars a year in aid funding, almost half of which goes...
Oct 14, 2010 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
Australia will slash the number of technical advisors to Papua New Guinea by a third in an attempt to eliminate wastage. Australia’s foreign minister, Kevin Rudd, confirmed the cuts as part of a plan to drastically overhaul its $457 million PNG aid program. The...
Oct 14, 2010 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday he had advised his PNG counterpart Sam Abal of the government’s decision to make big cuts in the ranks of the 487 Australian advisers working on PNG aid.He said a review of the PNG-Australia Development Cooperation...
Jun 17, 2010 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
The case is about Aid/Watch, a small non-government organisation founded in 1993. Aid/Watch researches, monitors and campaigns about overseas aid programs run by the Australian government. Its object is to promote the effectiveness of aid, from a developmental...
May 31, 2010 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
Australia’s 400 million dollar aid program in Papua New Guinea is under fire after an independent review found half the money is being spent on private companies and consultants, rather than community projects.The inquiry reported that some consultants were paid...
May 31, 2010 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
‘According to reports this week half of our foreign aid to Papua New Guinea is spent on consultancies and training.Critics say more of this money needs to go to providing goods and services. But others claim consultants provide critical capacity building...
