Feb 28, 2017 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE
AID/WATCH, an independent watchdog on aid and trade, has today written to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop calling for transparency over the level of funding being provided to the 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum to be held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea,...
Jun 22, 2016 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE, PUBLICATIONS
AID/WATCH, an independent watchdog on aid and trade has released a report card of the Australian aid program under the coalition. The report card shows that under the Liberal/National Coalition aid has not only reduced at an unprecedented rate, the lowest level as a...
May 12, 2015 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE, PAST CAMPAIGNS
MEDIA RELEASE 12 May 2015 SYDNEY: Australian independent aid monitor, AID/WATCH, has announced they are pleased to see that there are no further budget cuts to foreign aid. They are using this as a chance to call for greater scrutiny from both the Opposition...
Mar 6, 2015 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE, PAST CAMPAIGNS
Aid watchdog calls for Australian support for PNG anti-corruption measures MEDIA RELEASE EMBARGOED 6am, 5 March 2015 Australia spends $577 million a year on aid to Papua New Guinea (PNG). Two key...
Dec 15, 2014 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE, PAST CAMPAIGNS
MEDIA RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 December 2014 SYDNEY: AID/WATCH, Australia’s independent watchdog on foreign aid and trade has today responded to further cuts to the foreign aid budget following the mid-year economic and financial outlook (MYEFO) of...
Jul 23, 2014 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE, PAST CAMPAIGNS
MEDIA RELEASE Australian aid and trade watchdogs denounce Pacific Free Trade Agreement For immediate release 23 July 2014 SYDNEY: Independent Australian organisations, the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) and AID/WATCH, Australia’s aid monitor,...
