Tag: International Aid and Trade
Govt gives $4m in aid to Ethiopia, Sudan
The Federal Government is giving $4 million in humanitarian aid to Ethiopia and Sudan.[MORE]
Southern Africa launches urgent aid for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's neighbours will launch an urgent humanitarian campaign in the hope of saving the country from economic collapse and a cholera epidemic, South African President Kgalema Motlanthe said overnight.[MORE]
Aid worker charged in relation to Indonesia helicopter crash
A Melbourne aid worker faces up to seven years' jail after being charged with placing butane gas cylinders on board the Royal Australian Navy Sea King helicopter which crashed in Indonesia in 2005.[MORE]
Market for recycled goods dwindles
Western Australia's multi-million dollar recycling industry is concerned it will have to send stock to landfill if overseas demand for its products does not improve.[MORE]
China: the panacea for global growth?
China's $US786 billion stimulus package means Australia can still rely on China to help pull us out of the economic downturn.[MORE]
G-G checks in on E Timor progress
Governor-General Quentin Bryce is in East Timor for meetings with the country's leaders and the Australians helping build the new nation.[MORE]
Crean urges one last effort on Doha
Australia is refusing to give up on the Doha round of trade talks despite another collapse in negotiations.[MORE]
Fuel oil deliveries to N Korea under review, US says
The US State Department says heavy fuel oil shipments to North Korea are now "under review" because of its stance at the nuclear disarmament negotiations.[MORE]
China visit part of free trade talks, says Swan
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says his visit to China at the weekend was part of negotiations on a possible free trade agreement.[MORE]
Bangkok airports readying for flights
Preparations are underway for the reopening of Bangkok's airports and the resumption of flights which will enable more than 250,000 stranded foreign tourists to start flying out of Thailand.[MORE]
Pacific MPs hold firm against 'bullying' EU trade negotiators
Pacific parliamentarians say they have made progress after this week's trade negotiations with the European Union in Papua New Guinea.[MORE]
Aust boosts humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe
The Federal Government has announced it is boosting foreign aid to humanitarian organisations in Zimbabwe by $8 million.[MORE]
Aust aid focuses on the disabled
Australia's international aid program is to focus more strongly on helping people with disabilities.[MORE]
UN delegates meet for Afghan aid talks
The UN Security Council (UNSC) delegation will spend the next three days in Afghanistan, making recommendations on how to spend more than $30 billion in promised aid. [MORE]
Israel to allow some humanitarian aid into Gaza
Some supplies will be allowed into Gaza, Israel says, amid mounting international concern over a worsening of the humanitarian situation in the besieged, aid-dependent Palestinian territory.[MORE]
Record-breaking UN aid appeal launched
The United Nations is launching its biggest appeal for humanitarian aid in history, with the aim of raising $US7 billion next year. [MORE]
Uranium storage fears unfounded: Switkowski
A federal government nuclear research body says fears Australia could be forced to accept nuclear waste from countries which import its uranium are unfounded.[MORE]
Rudd praises China, India involvement in G20 talks
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the involvement of emerging economies like China and India in the G20 talks in Washington is an important step in solving the global financial crisis.[MORE]
Turnbull warns of Obama's 'protectionist' economic policy
Malcolm Turnbull has warned of possible consequences for Australia in US President-elect Barack Obama's economic policy. [MORE]
Ramos-Horta hails Obama victory, urges more trade
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta says Barack Obama's election as the US President is a turning point in American history, as it shows that the country's society has moved away from the racial discrimination and exclusion of the past.[MORE]
Obama will 'resist protectionist trade policies': economist
A leading economist says Australia should not be concerned about an increase in protectionist trade policies in the United States, when Barack Obama takes over the presidency.[MORE]
Zimbabwe Govt 'misspent $7m in HIV funding'
An international aid organisation has accused the Zimbabwean Government of misspending more than $7 million it donated to fight HIV-AIDS and other diseases. [MORE]
Australia asked to supply N Korea energy aid
Washington has asked Australia, New Zealand and the European Union if they could replace Japan in supplying energy aid to North Korea, South Korea's foreign minister was quoted as saying.[MORE]
Ramos-Horta calls for more Australian aid
The President of East Timor says his country is vulnerable to becoming a staging ground for people smugglers and is asking the Aust Govt for help.[MORE]
Aid agencies urge Australians to donate
Aid agencies are appealing to Australians to continue to make donations even though people may be stretched because of the global financial crisis. [MORE]
