Mar 6, 2015 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
Originally appear on ABC NEWS By Suzie Raines 6 March 2015 A director of an independent monitor of Australia’s aid and trade policy says the Government must do more to combat corruption in Papua New Guinea, including bringing to account Australian companies...
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 30, 2014 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
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...
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,...
Jun 18, 2014 | CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE, PAST CAMPAIGNS
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...
Jun 10, 2014 | GENERAL NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE, PAST CAMPAIGNS
Members of the Melanesian Indigenous Land Defence Alliance (MILDA) today issued a full statement and called for an immediate review of customary land administration in Melanesia to eliminate corrupt land dealings and fraudulent land practices. The group also draws...