This first issue covers the following topics:20 years of AID/WATCHAid to AfghanistanMDGs and extreme povertyPublish What You Pay Campaign on the Extractive Industries Transparency InitiativeRead the December 2012 E-Newsletter.
The Australian Defence Force directly delivers about half of Australia’s aid to Afghanistan. There are myriad problems with this approach, writes Gareth Bryant from AID/WATCH. Article originally appeared in Crikey. At a Senate inquiry into Australia’s aid program to...
Interview appeared on ABC PM Program MARK COLVIN: The advocacy group, Aid/Watch, has won back its charitable status, ending a long running battle begun by the Howard government. The fight broke out four years ago, when the Commissioner of Taxation ruled that Aid/Watch...
AusAID’s involvement in the Cambodian railways project has come under fire from local groups alleging human rights abuses. Is aid always a good thing? AID/WATCH’s Matt Hilton on the need for transparency Article originally appeared in New Matilda By Matt...
Recently, something ground-breaking in the world of aid happened. After years of attempting to engage with AusAID, the Asian Development Bank and the Government of Cambodia, two organisations — Equitable Cambodia and Inclusive Development International —...
Open Letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr: Australian aid must not support the expansion of Australian mining interests overseasWe, the undersigned organisations, understand that AusAID has been exploring options to expand partnerships between CSOs,...
