Tag: International Aid and Trade
Australian organ tourists drive sinister trade
Australians are helping fuel a predatory international transplant trade by travelling overseas to buy organs illegally.[MORE]
Brazilian car deal for Holden
Holden has signed a deal with Chevrolet to export cars to Brazil.[MORE]
Adventurer returns after cross-Africa cycling trip
Marathon cyclist Kate Leeming has pedalled across Africa in search of the causes and consequences of extreme poverty.[MORE]
Devastated Pakistan wins more flood aid
Pakistan has won more aid pledges after concerns money is not coming through fast enough to stave off a "second wave of death" from disease.[MORE]
Meatworkers call for ban to live exports
North Queensland meatworkers are calling on the Federal Government to end live exports to prevent further job losses.[MORE]
Australian lamb illegally sold to Israel
An Australian aid shipment of lamb, donated to the Palestinian Authority, has apparently been smuggled into Israel to be sold illegally.[MORE]
BHP moving finance jobs away from SA
BHP Billiton will relocate staff from its financial services department in Adelaide, some of them to Asia.[MORE]
Chinese get taste of Barossa's best
More than 600 Chinese wine industry representatives are on a tour of the Barossa Valley in South Australia over the next two days.[MORE]
Gaza-bound aid ship docks in Egypt
A Libyan-chartered aid ship headed for Gaza has docked in Egypt after a warning from Israel.[MORE]
Australia, PNG shift focus from aid to trade
The Australian and Papua New Guinea governments say the focus of their relationship needs to turn from aid to trade.[MORE]
US blocks $4 billion in Afghanistan aid
A United States House of Representatives committee has voted to block more than $US4 billion ($4.8 billion) worth of aid to Afghanistan until the Karzai government roots out corruption.[MORE]
G8 leaders pledge $5b to fight poverty
The leaders of the world's most powerful economies have promised to increase their aid donations at a meeting in Canada.[MORE]
Leaders play down split on eve of G20
Saddled with huge debts after spending their way out of the credit crisis, the world's richest economies have papered over differences on how to clean up their finances with minimal damage to growth.[MORE]
Bigger bite of China for apple exports
The Tasmanian apple industry has been given a boost with the export of apples to China set to rapidly increase.[MORE]
Israel relaxes Gaza blockade
Israel has announced another major relaxation of its blockade in Gaza, with all civilian goods now promised entry into the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave.[MORE]
US, IMF welcome yuan flexibility
The US says it will be watching closely how quickly China allows its currency to appreciate, after China announced it will make the yuan more flexible.[MORE]
UN to distribute seized Gaza aid
The United Nations has agreed to take possession of and deliver the aid cargo that Israel seized from a flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip last month.[MORE]
Afghan housing project without water supply
The Immigration Department says it is working to fix problems with a housing development in Afghanistan.[MORE]
Charity challenges tax status ruling
An organisation that was struck off as a charity is challenging the ruling in the High Court.[MORE]
Ramos-Horta urges AusAID to rethink funding cut
East Timor's president has criticised Australia's overseas aid program for cutting funding to what he says is one of the few effective aid projects in his country.[MORE]
South Korea sends aid to North
South Korea has approved two shipments of humanitarian aid to the communist North, despite rising tensions over the sinking of one of Seoul's warships.[MORE]
Peru puts kangaroo meat on the menu
Peru government officials say their government has approved the import of kangaroo meat from Australia.[MORE]
Indonesia enforces cattle import rules
A live cattle export company says it does not expect any significant changes to the domestic cattle market after Indonesia's enforced restrictions on live imports.[MORE]
Laos pins economic hopes on natural riches
Hydro-power and higher production of copper, gold, and silver are pulling one of Asia's poorest nations out of poverty. [MORE]
Treasurer prepares for trip to China, Japan
Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser will head to China on a trade mission in June.[MORE]
