The recent two-part ABC Background Briefing series “Dead Man’s Secrets” makes for compelling...
Category - Australian government aid
Why are two in five Australian aid investments rated...
Australian aid investments managed by DFAT are rated on a scale of 1 to 6 in relation to a number...
Questions about Australian aid to fund the Pacific Games
The 2023 Pacific Games will be held in Solomon Islands at the end of the year. Australia’s support...
The polycrisis and the urgent case for boosting Australia’s...
The world is experiencing multiple crises, with the impacts of conflict, COVID-19, growing...
A better Australian statecraft for development policy
The Australian government has declared it will establish an integrated approach to development. An...
Should Australia slash its multilateral aid?
I was in the midst of a Monday afternoon recently when a flurry of agitated emails barged into my...
A shot at the title: why DFAT should change its name
Speaking at the Australasian AID Conference last November, the Minister for International...
An overview of Australia’s aid program procurement
A significant amount of Australian aid is delivered by private sector contractors. This blog asks...
The Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the...
September saw the release of an independent review of Australia’s $4 billion regional development...
Australian public opinion about aid: is it changing, and does it...
Less than 1% of Australian government spending is devoted to aid. Aid’s effects are felt in other...