Aid
Unexpected Indian floods stretch aid resources
Natural calamities in the South Pacific have been dominating the news over the past fortnight, with India, the latest region......
Samoa Update
Samoa is still reeling from a tsunami that hit the islands earlier this week. The Wire contacted the Red Cross......
Remembering the selfless in times of trouble
Today marks the first World Humanitarian Day – an event created by the United Nations to remember aid workers who......
Is aid missing displaced people in Burma?
Aid workers from the Burmese-Thai border are speaking with AusAid officials to try and change the way aid is delivered......
Wasted Aid – East Timor President calls for review
Australian Aid to East Timor is being swallowed up by consultants, study missions, reports and recommendations, according to East Timor’s......
Legal aid in crisis
Australian law groups are rallying the government for increased funding to legal aid. National legal bodies; The Family Court, The......
Aidworkers paid more than the PM
It’s been revealed that some aid workers in Papua New Guinea can earn more in a year than Prime Minister......
Will AusAid be compromised by working with the Department of Defence?
The Australian Defence Department and AusAid are snuggling up closer in what some aid agencies see as a dangerous move.......
Cyclone Nargis one year on
It’s been one year since Cyclone Nargis hit the southern coast of Burma, leaving 140,000 people dead and displacing a......
Exemptions save the day
Anti-human trafficking organisation, SISHA, was recently granted tax exemption by the federal government. This is an important move for the......