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AID/WATCH in the News: Australia Talks - Overseas Aid

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27 Jan 10

AID/WATCH Committee of Management member, Dr. Tim Anderson, was one of the guest speakers talking about Australia’s overseas aid program on Radio National’s Australia Talks program.

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Australian tsunami aid: What about Aceh?

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01 Apr 11
Thanks to Bill Leak from The Australian
'The devil, as ever, is in the detail of this generosity. When John Howard announced on 5 January that Australia would pledge $1 billion to tsunami devastated Aceh, there was loud support. Why then has Australia only committed 'up to' $50 million of this $1 billion to Aceh?'
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Aid or an army? Blurring the lines can be risky

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13 Sep 10

It may seem an obvious response to the needs in Pakistan, but delivering aid with the help of an army can look like a declaration of war.

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