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Foreign aid falls further down list of Government priorities

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Australia’s largest overseas aid and development charity today described as a backward step the integration of the Australian Agency for International Development into the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Australian Government, Foreign Aid, Tim Costello

Aid decision threatens to put politically expedient choices before improving lives of poor

Friday, September 13, 2013

The Abbott government has wasted no time in reshaping Australia's aid program. Within hours of being sworn in on Wednesday, the new government created confusion around the status of AusAID, the independent agency that has managed Australia's aid program with integrity for more than two decades.

Opinion Pieces, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Australian Government, Foreign Aid, Tim Costello, Tony Abbott

International slavery report recognises Asia-Pacific projects, but millions still vulnerable

Thursday, June 21, 2012

The aid and development organisation congratulated the Australian Government on its efforts to fight human trafficking following the release of the 2012 Trafficking in Person (TIP) Report in Washington D.C. yesterday.

Media Releases, Child labour, Human trafficking, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Australian Government, Child Slavery, Human trafficking, Report, Slavery, Tim Costello, United Nations

World Vision welcomes another step forward in aid transparency and effectiveness

Friday, March 30, 2012

World Vision Australia welcomes the completion of the assessment of multilateral aid programs – an important hurdle recommended by the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness review to ensure Australia’s investment in development is effective.

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Australian Government, Food Security Council, Foreign Aid, Tim Costello, United Nations, World Food Crises

World Vision scales up fight to tackle TB in PNG

Thursday, February 23, 2012

World Vision is scaling up efforts to tackle tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea following warnings of a TB crisis in the region.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Epidemics, Tuberculosis, WHO

Australia-USA partnership with World Vision to improve literacy

Thursday, November 17, 2011

World Vision Australia today welcomed the announcement by President Obama and Prime Minister Gillard of a new partnership between Australian and US government agencies and World Vision to improve the reading skills of school children in developing nations.

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Australian Government, Child literacy, Foreign Aid, Julia Gillard, President Obama, Tim Costello, USAID

World Vision welcomes aid review's focus on saving lives

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Changes announced by the federal government to ensure Australia's aid program saved more lives through proven programs were welcomed by the nation's biggest development agency,World Vision Australia.

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Australian Government, Disaster relief, Foreign Aid, Kevin Rudd, Tim Costello

AID REVIEW WELCOME FOR CHALLENGES AHEAD

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Government’s announcement of an independent review of the effectiveness of the Australian aid program is welcome and needed says the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Australian Government, Foreign Aid, Tim Costello

Attention on foreign aid welcome

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

World Vision Australia has welcomed the entry of global poverty issues into the Federal Election campaign, with the Labor Party, the Liberal Party and the Australian Greens all releasing statements on international development today.

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Australian Government, Foreign Aid, Millennium Development Goals, Tim Costello

Aid pledges welcomed

Thursday, August 12, 2010

World Vision Australia has welcomed the Opposition’s promise to appoint a Minister for International Development and to elevate AusAID to an independent government department if elected, and has urged the ALP to match the commitment.

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Australian Government, Foreign Aid, Tim Costello