Jun 27, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
This weekend, as G8 and G20 leaders gather in Canada to discuss the most pressing global issues, discussions surrounding food security must focus on the need for collaboration, coordination and coherence around food security initiatives. Most importantly, as the...
Jun 21, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
Political whining about the failed insulation program, alleged rorting of the Building Education Revolution and the taxpayer-funded mining tax ‘(mis)information’ campaign suggests that both sides of the political divide are concerned about taxpayers’...
Jun 20, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
The forum in Sydney is part of the conference organised by Australia’s Lowy Institute this week on reaching the development goals by the 2015 deadline. The Millennium Development Goals were launched a decade ago with the aim of lifting billions of people out of...
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...
Jun 13, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
Rich countries will raid existing aid budgets, double-count promises and convert grants to loans to avoid paying the $30bn (£21bn) they pledged last year to poor countries to help them adapt immediately to the climate change they did not cause, a leading...
Jun 3, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
The story last week that more than half of Australia’s $400 million in aid to PNG was spent on consultants has had the unusual effect of actually putting the issue of our foreign aid on the agenda.Following those reports came a call from the federal Deputy...
