The second time I met Sergeant Alice Arigo of the Tari Family and Sexual Violence Unit (FSVU), who is known in the community as Alice, she was taking down the statement of a woman who had been brutally beaten, holding her pen in one hand while cradling the woman’s infant baby in the other. It was...
Category - Aid and development
How foreign intervention paradoxes have harmed Afghanistan
The international community has played a significant role in Afghanistan since 2001, which can be delineated into three distinct phases. The period from 2001 to 2018 is characterised as an era of intervention, reconstruction, and state-building. The period from 2017 to 2021 saw efforts to minimise...
Global aid 2023: comparing apples with apples
Last night the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its preliminary data on Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending by the 31 country members of its Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in the 2023 calendar year. Once again, total aid from these donors has...
Indonesia’s elections and what they mean for Australia’s Development Partnership Plans
Results of the 14 February elections in Indonesia suggest that voters chose to be led by the current Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto and his Vice President, the sitting President’s son. Two presidential contenders, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo, have challenged the results, with their...
The forgotten Asian workers in NZ’s Recognised Seasonal Employer...
During New Zealand’s 2023 election campaign, a pre-election promise made by the National-led...
Mangroves, migration, and family reunions: a story of resilience
The village of Cendi Manik is nestled on the southwest coast of Lombok, a stunning island in...
March 2024 aid news
Our monthly update of news and analysis on aid and international development, with a focus on...
Future fragmented: revisiting Cold War aid
The Australia in the World “Year in Review” podcast recently identified “fragmentation” as its word...
Pooled funding supports best practices in UN development work
The United Nations’ member states are currently discussing the next iteration of the UN funding...
Women working in and sustaining agriculture worldwide
Women are reported to make up around 43 per cent of the agricultural labour force globally. Their...