Coverage of cuts to Australian Volunteer program in 2015 budget

Ashlee analysed the impact of the 30 per cent cut to the Australian Volunteers for International Development in the 2015 Federal Budget on the Devpolicy Blog.In an analysis piece, she looked at what the cut could mean for the future of the program."Consolidation seems to be the only logical step. But even then, hard decisions will be needed: fewer volunteers to Asia or fewer to the Pacific? If cost is the criterion – and it is hard to see why it wouldn’t be – the Pacific is bound to lose out."Read the full post here.Ashlee also covered updates on the program post-budget on the blog--see below.Red Cross no longer sending AVID volunteersMore details on the Australian Volunteers cuts