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Government actions cloud water debate
The AFR has started an overdue debate with Terry Dwyer's article ('Conspiracy of silence over water charges'). Like many natural products with a...
Even back bench pushing to cut taxes
In recent months, a new voice has been added to the call for the coalition to cut personal income tax rates. Government MPs are the latest group to...
Keeping check on charity
Private donations to aid agencies for the Asian Tsunami appeal have already reached a staggering $150 million and are set to rise. It\s a...
Charities Need a Guiding Hand
The competition by Australia’s many aid agencies for the aid dollar in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster has been a...
Disaster aid funding highlights deficit in permanent aid relief
Mike Nahan appeared on the ABC's 7:30 Report, speaking about aid agencies and the tsunami crisis. The full transcript of the interview is available...
Free trade more precious than foreign aid
Last week, the UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland caused a mini-storm by saying that Western governments are stingy...