Fighting Poverty or Fantasy Figures: The Reality of Australian Aid

This report takes a microscope to Australia's aid budget and revealsthat upwards of a billion dollars in Australia's aid fails to contributeto meaningful poverty reduction in aid recipient countries. In analysingthe effectiveness of Australia's development contribution, this reportfinds widespread structural flaws in Australia's aid program revealingserious problems in terms of both the quantity and, more importantly,the quality of the aid Australia provides. (AID/WATCH, 28 May 2007)http://www.dev-zone.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=12686