Mar 10, 2011 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
And the $37m that was spent directly on such projects included more than $6m used to build and maintain patrol bases and other military and security facilities used by the Afghan forces or shared with them.The remaining $215m has been spent on ‘the net...
Jan 24, 2011 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PUBLICATIONS, SUPPORT
This year the Australian Government will spend $4.3 billion in aid – and by 2015-16 this is expected to double to over $8 billion. Australia’s aid program can make a huge difference to the lives of millions of people.Unfortunately, the aid program...
Jan 24, 2011 | IN THE NEWS
Dear All,The Australian Government has commissioned an Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness. This is our chance to make real changes to Australia’s aid program so that it makes a positive and long-lasting contribution to the lives of the poor.This year the...
Dec 7, 2010 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
The test case concerned Aid/Watch, a self-described ”activist” group concerned with the relief of international poverty. It seeks to achieve its goals through unorthodox means for a charity. Rather than raising money for or engaging directly in...
Dec 7, 2010 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
In a David-versus-Goliath moment in 2006, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) deprived the small grassroots organisation Aid/Watch of their charitable status. Goliath was finally defeated in this recent judgment and the High Court confirmed that Aid/Watch can keep its...
Dec 2, 2010 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
Article originally appeared in The Australian By Rowan Callick LOBBY groups that campaign against government policy will be entitled to claim charity status after a court ruling yesterday. The court swept aside Australian Taxation Office restrictions on...
