http://australianpolitics.com Resources, News & Commentary from Malcolm Farnsworth Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:23:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Resources, News & Commentary from Malcolm Farnsworth AustralianPolitics.com no Resources, News & Commentary from Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://australianpolitics.com/category/foreign/foreign-aid http://australianpolitics.com/2008/10/22/east-timor-troop-numbers-to-be-cut.html http://australianpolitics.com/2008/10/22/east-timor-troop-numbers-to-be-cut.html#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:35:51 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=334 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/10/22/east-timor-troop-numbers-to-be-cut.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2008/02/11/rudd-sends-more-peacekeepers-to-east-timor.html http://australianpolitics.com/2008/02/11/rudd-sends-more-peacekeepers-to-east-timor.html#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:28:12 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/2008/02/11/rudd-sends-more-peacekeepers-to-east-timor.shtml http://australianpolitics.com/2008/02/11/rudd-sends-more-peacekeepers-to-east-timor.html/feed 0 assassination,East Timor,Jose Ramos-Horta,Kevin Rudd More Australian peacekeeping personnel will be sent to East Timor, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced today. - The decision follows the assassination attempt on the East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta. - More Australian peacekeeping personnel will be sent to East Timor, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced today. The decision follows the assassination attempt on the East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta. Speaking at a press conference in Canberra, Rudd emphasised the significance of an attack on the democratic process in one of Australia's near neighbours. Listen to Kevin Rudd's press conference: Listen AustralianPolitics.com no http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/09/howard-address-to-nation-on-tsunami.html http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/09/howard-address-to-nation-on-tsunami.html#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2005 11:20:10 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=3724 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/09/howard-address-to-nation-on-tsunami.html/feed 1 John Howard,Tsunami Australia is playing a leading role in the one of the biggest humanitarian operations since World War II, according to the Prime Minister, John Howard, in his Address to the Nation tonight. - Howard's address was broadcast at 7.30pm. Australia is playing a leading role in the one of the biggest humanitarian operations since World War II, according to the Prime Minister, John Howard, in his Address to the Nation tonight. Howard's address was broadcast at 7.30pm. In it he said "A... AustralianPolitics.com no http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/07/hmas-kanimbla-sails-for-aceh.html http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/07/hmas-kanimbla-sails-for-aceh.html#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:26:05 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=3713 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/07/hmas-kanimbla-sails-for-aceh.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/no-role-for-united-nations-howard.html http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/no-role-for-united-nations-howard.html#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2005 09:17:45 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=3711 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/no-role-for-united-nations-howard.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/australia-indonesia-partnership-howard.html http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/australia-indonesia-partnership-howard.html#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2005 09:11:00 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=3707 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/australia-indonesia-partnership-howard.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/alp-pressured-over-latham-illness.html http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/alp-pressured-over-latham-illness.html#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2005 08:37:42 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=3694 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/alp-pressured-over-latham-illness.html/feed 1 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/australia-indonesia-partnership.html http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/australia-indonesia-partnership.html#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2005 08:31:49 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=3692 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/06/australia-indonesia-partnership.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/05/howard-heads-to-jakarta-for-aid-summit.html http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/05/howard-heads-to-jakarta-for-aid-summit.html#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:21:59 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=3690 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/05/howard-heads-to-jakarta-for-aid-summit.html/feed 0 Indonesia,John Howard,Tsunami The Prime Minister, John Howard, will attend an international conference in Jakarta aimed at coordinating the distribution of aid to tsunami-affected areas of South Asia. - Speaking at a press conference in Canberra, The Prime Minister, John Howard, will attend an international conference in Jakarta aimed at coordinating the distribution of aid to tsunami-affected areas of South Asia. Speaking at a press conference in Canberra, Howard said he would also meet wit... AustralianPolitics.com no http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/05/billion-dollar-aid-package-for-indonesia.html http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/05/billion-dollar-aid-package-for-indonesia.html#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:07:41 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=3687 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/01/05/billion-dollar-aid-package-for-indonesia.html/feed 0 Colin Powell,Indonesia,John Howard,Tsunami The biggest single Australian aid package worth $1 billion dollars has been announced by the Prime Minister, John Howard. - The aid package will be made up of $500 million in grants and $500 million in concessional loans. The biggest single Australian aid package worth $1 billion dollars has been announced by the Prime Minister, John Howard. The aid package will be made up of $500 million in grants and $500 million in concessional loans. It will be administered by a joint commission overseen by Indonesian President Yudohyono and John Howard. The aid is in response to the tsunami that devastated areas of South Asia on December 26. The Aceh region of Sumatra in Indonesia was particularly hit and will be a focus for much of the aid package. Listen to Howard announce the aid package. PLAY Listen to Howard Announce Day of Mourning for Tsunami Victims. PLAY Listen to US Secretary of State Colin Powell comment on the Tsunami. PLAY This is the transcript of the press conference held by the Prime Minister, John Howard, at the Mulia Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia. Well ladies and gentlemen, I’ve just had a meeting with President Yudhoyono, I took the opportunity to personally convey to him the condolences and genuine sympathy of the Australian people to the people of Indonesia for the appalling lose of life and the terrible suffering that follows from the disastrous impact of this great natural disaster. No country has suffered more than Indonesia, the lose of life will probably never be accurately calculated and it was an opportunity for me to personally convey to him on behalf of the Government and the people of Australia how much we had sorrow in our hearts for what had occurred to his people. I’m able to announce arising from this meeting what is an historic step in relations between Australia and Indonesia in the wake of this terrible natural disaster which has inflicted such suffering and destruction on the people of Indonesia. I can announce an Australia-Indonesian Partnership for Reconstruction and Development. It will involve the largest single aid package in Australia’s history - $1 billion Australian dollars will be made available in an aid package to involve the reconstruction and development of Indonesia. It will be made of up of $500 million in grants and $500 million in concessional loans. The grants will be used for more short term restorative projects, the loans for longer term development projects. The programme will be administered by a joint commission which will be overseen by President Yudhoyono and myself. We will depute our foreign ministers and in each case an economic minister to ensure that the programme proceeds smoothly. There will be a joint secretariat which will comprise people from both countries. It will in every respect be a partnership between Australia and Indonesia. I think it is very important in the wake of all of the aid that is flowing into this country to remember that we are guests in Indonesia, that we are here to help the Government and the people of Indonesia and the ultimate responsibility for co-ordinating the provision of that aid naturally rests with the Government of Indonesia. But in so far as the Australian aid programme is concerned it will be a joint commission, we have in fact with the ready acquiescence and approval with the Indonesian Government entered into an arrangement where there will be Australian officials seconded to the Indonesian co-ordinating agency for this disaster, which I understand is called BAPPENAS, and in every way we’ll be working together as partners and friends to bring about the wise and valuable utilisation of this very significant commitment. I want to make it clear that this 1 billion Australian dollars is in addition to existing Australian aid to Indonesia. It is completely over and above what we now provide and that will bring the provision of aid over the next five years to something in order of $1.8 billion Australian dollars and of course it is in addition to the resources that have already been announced by the Government, the commitment of $60 million and all the Air Force, AustralianPolitics.com no