Aid
Foreign aid boost overshadowed by corruption reports
Foreign aid was a big winner today, as Kevin Rudd announced a $3bn budget increase to come into effect by......
U.S might ban food aid to North Korea: Smart or stupid?
The United States House of Representatives has voted to bar official food aid to North Korea. Representatives say without the......
Funds flood in for Victorian rural areas
The Victorian government today announced a $21 million assistance package will be introduced to help some Victorian areas that were......
China aid raises debt fear
China is now the third largest donor to the Pacific Island region behind the US and Australia. Figures, released by......
Laws of War
When most people think about the difficulties that aid workers face operating in conflict zones, they usually think of the......
Is International Humanitarian Law effective?
From Darfur to Kabul and Sudan to Gaza, humanitarian workers have been attacked, killed, abducted and prevented from fulfilling their......
Coalition to cut funding to developing countries
The Coalition have announced that if elected they will cut aid that’s been ear marked to help developing countries deal......
Haiti still waiting for aid 6 months after disaster
Since a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti six months ago, displaced Haitians whose homes were destroyed have been living under......
Is our foreign aid on the budget agenda?
Australian aid agencies have called on the Rudd government to use tonight’s budget to honour its pledge to increase foreign......
Australia light on foreign aid
New figures from the OECD show that Australia’s foreign aid contributions are lagging behind that of many other developed countries.......