Dec 4, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE, PAST CAMPAIGNS
MEDIA RELEASE Australian aid watchdog outraged about allegations of AusAID involvement in spying For immediate release 4/12/2013 Sydney: AID/WATCH has responded to the allegation that Australian government agencies, including AusAID, were involved in spying on...
Nov 20, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
If Australians want to help the Ni-Vanuatu, they should trust them to determine their own future – and their own land-use laws.
Nov 4, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
The gorgeous 2014 People & Planet Diaries, Calendars and Cards are on sale now. Both the Diary and Calendar feature extraordinary images of people and places around the world and include Australian holidays and UN and other social and environmental justice dates....
Oct 28, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
Published 25 October 2013Yesterday the transparency advocacy organisation Publish What You Fund released its 2013 Aid Transparency Index. Now in its third year, the index scores and ranks aid providers on the aid information they publish. The index and website feature...
Oct 23, 2013 | EVENTS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
Aid, trade and development are intimately linked. Aid has often facilitated a trade liberalisation agenda with free trade seen as a path to economic growth and development. However, free trade arrangements force developing countries to open up their economies to goods...
Oct 15, 2013 | EVENTS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
A major concern with the Australian aid program is that it favours commercial interests in aid delivery. The commercialisation of aid often results in ‘boomerang aid’ – where aid ends up funding private Australian companies, consultants, advisors, and goods and...