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Foreign Aid in the Spotlight

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 24th March 2015 - Australia’s Foreign Aid Department is set for a shake up with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop launching an initiative she claims will revolutionise the delivery and effectiveness…

Government ‘Wrecking Ball’ on Foreign Aid

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 16th December 2014 - The peak body for aid and humanitarian agencies, the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID),has condemned what it calls the deep cuts to Australia’s aid…

More Cuts to Foreign Aid Unthinkable – NFPs

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 2nd December 2014 - Amid growing speculation of further foreign aid cuts, Australia’s aid agency peak body and Not for Profits working in the field have warned of potentially devastating consequences…

World Vision To Train ‘Locals’ for Ebola Response

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 9th October 2014 - World Vision will now train hundreds of local West African healthcare workers in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone following the Federal Government’s…

Australia Joins Global Innovation Fund

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 - The philanthropic sector has welcomed the Federal Government’s move to join forces with those of the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden to launch a $200 million Global…

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Australia’s Foreign Aid Program Underpinned by the Private Sector?

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 2nd July 2014 - What role does the private sector have in achieving the development outcomes of Australia’s foreign aid policy, asks Mark Ingram, CEO of Australian NGO Business for Millennium…

Foreign Aid Cap Breaks Promise – NFPs

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 - Major International aid Not for Profits are claiming the Abbott Government has broken its promise to increase aid to overseas development after it announced it would cap foreign…

Gillard’s Fears Over Foreign Aid Cuts

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st October 2013 - In her first public appearance since being ousted as Prime Minister, Julia Gillard has aired her concerns on where Australia is heading if the Government continues to cut foreign…

2012 Aid Transparency Index

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th October 2012 -
Photo: army.mil An international advocacy organisation campaigning for aid transparency has rated Australia 18th on the global Transparency Index. The Publish What You Fund’s…

Carr Commits To Afghan Aid

Staff Reporter, Monday, 9th July 2012 - Australian Not for Profits have welcomed the Australian Government’s ongoing financial commitment to Afghanistan. Australia's aid contribution will be approximately…

Australia Doubles Aid to Burma

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th June 2012 -
Foreign Minister Bob Carr. Photo: theconversation.edu.au Australian aid to Burma will more than double to $100 million a year by 2015, Foreign Minister Bob Carr has announced. The…

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