Aid monitor slams Australia’s efforts to combat corruption in PNG

Radio Interview appeared on Radio Australia 6 March 2015 Australia is under fire again for failing to provide more assistance in the fight against corruption in Papua New Guinea.  LISTEN TO INTERVIEW HERE Aid monitor slams Australia’s efforts to combat...

PACER-Plus — boon or bane for Pacific island states?

Small island nations in the Pacific are concerned about the future of their development progress as negotiations for the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations — better known as PACER-Plus — inch closer to completion. Aid and trade watchdogs consulted by Devex...

Australian aid and trade watchdogs denounce Pacific Free Trade Agreement

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,...

Australian aid watchdog condemns new foreign aid paradigm

MEDIA RELEASE   Australian aid watchdog condemns new foreign aid paradigm   For immediate release 18/6/2014   Sydney: Aid/Watch has responded to the address of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to the National Press Club where Ms Bishop reiterated a commitment to...