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The Australian Government gives on average around $3.3 billion in aid each year. But how much is really aid? Military and police interventions, wheat board consultants in Iraq, debt cancellation and anti-terrorist measures can all be counted as ‘aid’. AID/WATCH has campaigned for 14 years to ensure that aid does not boomerang back to Australian corporations and institutions and is used for projects that meet the needs of communities.Read more about the Australian Aid campaign

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International NGOs oppose Phulbari Coal Project
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20 Nov 08

In a joint statement to the Asian Development Bank, 63 International civil society organisations including AID/WATCH have asked that the ADB cease it's involvement with the Phulbari Coal Project.
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29 Oct 08

Aid talks threatened as rich countries refuse to budge
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