Survivors of devastating famine in the Horn of Africa are pouring into the Dadaab refugee camp. Journalists are coming, too, to give aid efforts much-needed publicity. Rafiq Copeland reports from the epicentre of relief.
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Essential: Gillard under the hammer, support for a carbon price down
Julia Gillard’s support has collapsed among voters and she now trails Tony Abbott as preferred Prime Minister.
Foreign aid review reveals contractors under the hammer
The era of “boomerang aid” appears to be ending as Australia’s foreign aid program moves away from its reliance on private contractors.
Hey Tony, funding Indonesian schools works
As Julie Bishop and Tony Abbott fight over foreign aid cuts, Crikey examines why his proposal to cut $400 million from Australia’s aid budget to Indonesia’s schools program is a desperate measure, and one that won’t see the light.
Pakistan: mass devastation, miniscule global response
The devastation caused by mass floods in Pakistan over the past three weeks is of catastrophic proportion, yet the world has turned a blind eye. Has aid become too commercial, asks Durkhanai Ayubi?
Aid fatigue: why donors aren’t coughing up for Pakistan
The Haiti earthquake earlier this year provoked an outpouring of aid from US donors. Problem is, while the Pakistan floods are also horrific, much of the cash has already been spent.
Who profits from our foreign aid?: carving up the pie, where the little-known dominate
Who profits from our foreign aid? Today, continuing Crikey’s special coverage, we carve up the cake to show who’s getting what from Australia’s foreign aid budget. The biggest benefactors are not who you think. Rather than the big NGOs, who actually get very little government aid money to deliver programs, the little-known Coffey International tops […]
Who profits from our foreign aid? Growing your business — Cardno-style
The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism’s Wendy Bacon and Michelle Stephenson look at who gets what slice of the Australian aid pie.
Who profits from our foreign aid? From cattle company to global aid
When James’ father Kerry Packer purchased both companies in 1993, GRM was an agricultural company managing rural investments and thousands of cattle in Queensland. Here’s how it grew from a cattle company to a Foreign Aid giant.
We have a shameful record when it comes to Timor aid
One dangerous anomaly is that the refugees may well end up living in better conditions than most Timorese, which would be difficult to avoid.
Crikey Says: Reading the fine print on our foreign aid billions
Some important issues are just too slippery, too remote or too big to wrap your head around. Foreign aid is one of them.
Who profits from our foreign aid?: the ‘technical assistance’ making business rich
Australia’s “boomerang aid” has been making corporate Australia very rich for years. In a new Crikey series, the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism will reveal the huge gap in accountability for taxpayers’ foreign aid funding
Quiggin: Deconstructing the foreign aid puzzle
More than any other component of the budget, the aid budget is full of puzzles, which make it almost impossible to determine whether the government is delivering on its commitments, writes John Quiggin.
Australia: an egotistical and greedy nation?
Last week Barnaby Joyce called for cuts to foreign aid. But, Australia already gives less than many and we focus foreign aid on countries beneficial to our self-interest. Should we really become an even more selfish country?
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Haiti: every horror story has a human face
Much of the media coverage has slowed, but the after effects of the Haiti earthquake are still being dealt with in Port-au-Prince. Jon Lee Anderson explains the plight of Nadia François, a young woman attempting to gain aid for her community.
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Haiti: Who has given the most?
Which countries, companies and celebrities have given the most aid to Haiti? GOOD has graphed the givers — from Sandra Bullock to Sweden — to see who has the deepest pockets.
Want to help Haiti? Ban foreign aid
Haiti needs immediate humanitarian relief. Any other long term foreign aid simply breeds a culture of corruption, increases poverty and only helps the already well connected, says Bret Stephen.
How Bush’s birth control policies fueled Africa’s baby boom
Experts say Dubbya’s policy of refusing African AIDS-prevention funding to groups promoting family planning services and counseling programs has seen birth-rates swell on the already over-populated continent.
Climate aid to developing nations: what’s in it for us?
In the lead-up to Copenhagen, watch for countries such as Australia to unveil big-dollar commitments of climate aid to developing countries, particularly by proposing a strong “mutual obligation” framework.
