Jun 14, 2022 | IN THE NEWS, PUBLICATIONS
There is a creeping militarization of the aid agenda in Australia. Aid has long been closely associated with Australian military interventions, from Afghanistan to East Timor, from the Solomon Islands to the Philippines. With the closure of AusAID in 2013, Australian Aid now favours national interest and private finance over the need for real aid. It has become more closely integrated with Australian diplomatic, strategic and military priorities especially as Australia’s Pacific sphere of influence comes under increased challenges.
Jun 14, 2022 | IN THE NEWS
From 4-8 April 2002, Aid/Watch Coordinator, Nat Lowrey participated in the Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN) Biennial Conference: Redefining Development: People Leading the Way Towards System Change in the COVID-19 Era.
May 23, 2022 | Alternatives to Green Extractivism, CASE STUDIES, Communiqué, IN THE NEWS, NICKEL
Nickel is rapidly emerging as a ‘critical’ metal for the shift toward electric vehicles (EVs) and battery energy storage.
Dec 20, 2021 | Alternatives to Green Extractivism, CAMPAIGNS, IN THE NEWS, Lithium
Local authorities in western Serbia have suspended a plan that would allow the mining company Rio Tinto to operate a lithium mine, after protests by environmentalists that shook the country’s populist leadership.
Dec 19, 2021 | Alternatives to Green Extractivism, CAMPAIGNS, IN THE NEWS, Lithium
Rio Tinto has suspended plans to build Europe’s largest lithium mine after sustained protests across the country in opposition to the project.
Dec 13, 2021 | Alternatives to Green Extractivism, CAMPAIGNS, Communiqué, IN THE NEWS, PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH
Copper, according to Goldman Sachs, ‘is the new oil’ deemed most important for decarbonisation. Demand for the metal, used in large quantities in wind, solar, electric vehicles and energy infrastructure, is set to increase by 600% by 2030. Wealthy nations and companies associated with copper related products are by proportion the highest consumers of the metal, and so are generating most of the demand.