Australia spent 10x more on defence than aid. Again.

Australia spent 10x more on defence than aid. Again.

Jun 17, 2026

Australia spent 10x more on defence than aid. Again. AidWatch was founded on a simple idea: that the people most affected by poverty and injustice should determine the solutions – not donor governments, not corporate contractors, not military strategists....
Will you Donate to our Global Justice Project?

Will you Donate to our Global Justice Project?

Jun 18, 2019

Join us in 2019 to support AID/WATCH in building a collaborative ‘Global Justice Project’ to establish a new focus on a wide range of global justice campaigning in Australia.

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Make a tax deductible gift to AID/WATCH

Jun 27, 2017

We are not even six months into 2017, but we have already seen much that is of concern in the direction of Australia’s aid program and policies. In the budget in May, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) announced a 22% cut to support for multilateral...

Take Action: Make Aid Transparent

Jun 13, 2011

The campaign, Make Aid Transparent, will culminate in just 4 weeks’ time at a high level meeting on Aid Effectiveness in Korea where we will be demanding that governments redouble efforts to meet their aid transparency promises.Rich country governments promised...

AID/WATCH Membership and Donation Appeal, June 2011

May 30, 2011

AID/WATCH membership is a way you can express and support the principles you share with us – it’s also essential to the continuation of our work.Please join or renew your 2011-2012 membership today by downloading the form here.TAX TIME:  Also, with...

Take Action: Make a submission to the aid review and make aid fair!

Jan 24, 2011

This year the Australian Government will spend $4.3 billion in aid – and by 2015-16 this is expected to double to over $8 billion. Australia’s aid program can make a huge difference to the lives of millions of people.Unfortunately, the aid program...