An international advocacy organisation campaigning for aid transparency has rated Australia 18th on the global Transparency Index.
The Publish What You Fund’s…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th May 2012 -
Australia’s overseas aid agencies says the deferral of the foreign aid funding would cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
The Gillard Government has moved to delay its commitment…
Image: A woman holds her severely malnourished young child in a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu. Somalia is affected by a severe drought that has ravaged
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd September 2011 -
Australia’s World Vision and Oxfam have joined 18 other international aid agencies calling for government action to help lives in Somalia.
In an open letter published today,…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th September 2011 -
The Gillard Government says it has continued to increase its focus on foreign aid and development with the announcement of Australia’s first Global Ambassador for Women and…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th July 2011 -
Australian aid and development organisations have welcomed the Federal Government’s new aid plan, which has been released following an Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness.…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 23rd May 2011 -
A number of Brisbane students are preparing to roll up their sleeves to help build new schools for cyclone ravaged Vanuatu – the project described as a significant move for Faith…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th April 2011 -
A new report released by aid organisation World Vision claims that Australian aid dollars have contributed to significant declines in child deaths, gains in school enrolments and…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th March 2011 -
Claims that Australia’s billion dollar foreign aid program is plagued by record levels of fraud are concerning but should be seen in perspective, according to an independent…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th February 2011 -
A quarter of all advisers to Australia’s foreign aid program are to be phased out after a major review of Australia’s aid spending.
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd welcomed…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th February 2011 -
Relief agency Oxfam has called on donor governments to allocate life-saving aid based on need not on short-term military gains.
A report released by the international aid agency…