http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/archie-law/ Archie Law is Chief Executive of ActionAid Australia. He has extensive experience working in development both with the UN in New York and in conflict affected areas,  particularly in Africa. He spent many years in Cambodia heading up a mine removal organisation after an illustrious career as the drummer for the band Huxton Creepers. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-happened-to-thegovts-promise-to-help-the-poor/ The Australian aid sector’s fury at the aid budget cuts announced on Tuesday has been focused on the dollar figure that the Government has (or rather, hasn’t) allocated to foreign aid. But there’s another reason to be angry. Alongside its much-smaller-that-promised aid budget, the Gillard government delivered another announcement. “Australia is deepening its engagement with effective multilateral organisations including the Development Banks,” Foreign Minister Carr blogged proudly on Wednesday. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Archie Law) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-happened-to-thegovts-promise-to-help-the-poor/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-happened-to-thegovts-promise-to-help-the-poor/#item8464 Thu, 10 May 2012 04:10:10 +0000 Archie Law | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/lets-be-smarter-about-the-way-we-deliver-aid/ Tony Abbott’s suggestion of cutting aid to Indonesia to fund Queensland flood reconstruction was met with immediate fury from aid experts, who declared the decision morally bankrupt. Yet Mr Abbott’s announcement has raised an important issue that should not simply be brushed under the carpet: the need for aid effectiveness. When he announced the proposed cut, Mr Abbott said funding would be “deferred” subject to a full review of the effectiveness of the program. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Archie Law) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/lets-be-smarter-about-the-way-we-deliver-aid/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/lets-be-smarter-about-the-way-we-deliver-aid/#item5133 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:45:34 +0000 Archie Law | Author bios | The Punch