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The Act To End Poverty

The Act To End Poverty

If you haven’t already signed the Act To End Poverty Petition maybe this will change your mind. [pro-player width='530' height='253' type='video']http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PunFJIJrMx4[/pro-player]

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USS Kearsarge Personnel Conduct Medical Assessment in Haiti

Aid effectiveness concerns hit the mark. So what now?

In a week of controversy surrounding Australia’s aid contribution, Oaktree CEO Tom O’Connor writes: Commentators such as Steve Lewis have finally hit the mark when it comes to foreign aid. Going beyond the sensationalism and drama of aid consultants who are paid more than the Prime Minister, he argues “We should pause and consider a [...]

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The Punch

Ending poverty does come at a price: 70 cents

Oaktree’s General Manager Nick Allardice wrote this article in The Punch today: Australians’ obsession with interest rates and house prices is not the only symptom of an ‘affluence anxiety’ afflicting the nation. We have also cut ourselves off from the reality of life for every second child on the planet who lives in poverty and [...]

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