Aug 26, 2009 | IN THE NEWS
Dr Cynthia Maung visited Canberra last week as part of a delegation of prominent humanitarian workers seeking a review of Australia’s aid commitment to Burma. They travelled to the nation’s capital to request a moderate increase in the funding received by...Aug 26, 2009 | IN THE NEWS
Africa contributes very little to the pollution blamed for global warming but its people are likely to be among the hardest hit by droughts, floods and rising sea levels.African leaders have put a $67 billion price tag on the cost of climate change on their...Aug 16, 2009 | IN THE NEWS
The biggest country, Papua New Guinea, sees salvation in a $16 billion Exxon-Mobil liquefied natural gas project, which will instantly double its GDP when it starts up in 2014. A new gold mine in the Solomons will pull in 1000 workers, and the relocation of US forces...Aug 2, 2009 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS
Jose Ramos Horta claims the $3 billion pledged to East Timor since independence has never made it to the people. (AAP)A watchdog agency on overseas aid says many Australian programs for developing countries waste money.Australia is also failing to train the numbers of...