Jun 7, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
The federal budget shows the foreign aid program is increasingly being used as a slush fund to pay for the government’s political priorities and pet schemes — from sending asylum seekers back home to managing concerns about animal cruelty in...
May 20, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
Australia is putting itself at the forefront of the global campaign to reduce the negative impact of extractive industries in developing countries. Interview appears on ABC Radio Australia Australia has over 300 mining companies operating in Africa and more working...
May 17, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
Interview appears on Radio Australia NGOs question Australia’s Mining for Development Initiative Updated 17 May 2013, 4:21 AEST Questions are being asked about whether Australia’s $127 million dollar Mining for Development initiative helps Australian...
May 16, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
Article originally appeared in Crikey. By Gareth Bryant The federal budget shows the foreign aid program is increasingly being used as a slush fund to pay for the government’s political priorities and pet schemes — from sending asylum seekers back home to managing...
Apr 26, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
According to its website, Irish Aid delivers results for poor people and provides value for money. So where does hiring a limousine for Jeff Sachs, the US economist famed for his work on the impact of globalisation on developing countries, fit into the equation? Irish...
Apr 23, 2013 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS
Last week The National – one of Papua New Guinea’s major newspapers – featured a full page advertisement attacking the AusAID-funded legal adviser to Bougainville, Anthony Regan, who is also a fellow at the Australian National University.Written by...
