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Gillard’s broken aid promise to the world’s poor

International aid agency Oxfam Australia says Prime Minister Julia Gillard has failed an important test in keeping her promise to increase support to the world’s poor.

Tomorrow’s federal budget was the first time her commitment to increase overseas aid levels to only 50 cents in $100 of national income would have been seen in the budget papers.

Historic opportunity for COAG leaders to renew the Closing the Gap Agreement

The Close the Gap Campaign has welcomed the Federal and Victorian Government announcements that they will continue to fund critical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs. Campaign Co- Chair Mick Gooda has however called on those attending today’s COAG meeting to come together to forge a new agreement. “The $1.6 billion that made up […]

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