In the first blog post in this series based on the 2011 Australian Census, Jonathan showed that the...
Category - Australian development policy
Waiting for the seasonal worker game changer
The Coalition went into the last election with only two Pacific promises in its foreign policy. One...
Reflections on the new aid paradigm, part 6: much obliged
Australia’s Julie Bishop, like many contemporary foreign and development ministers, is prone to say...
Reflections on the new aid paradigm, part 5: what, me hurdle?
If there was an over-riding complaint that Julie Bishop as shadow minister for foreign affairs...
Giving enterprise challenge funds a fighting chance
Enterprise challenge funds are viewed with instinctive affection by politicians and international...
Pacific Islanders in Australia: where are the Melanesians?
Labour mobility in the Pacific region has been recognised in recent years as a vital component of...
Australia’s economic diplomacy: is this good development?
Australia’s economic diplomacy provides an overarching narrative for the government’s foreign...
Australian humanitarian assistance to Gaza: what a difference...
The recent resurgence of hostilities between the Israel Defence Forces and Palestinian armed...
Reflections on the new aid paradigm, part 3: research for...
If one defining feature of the Coalition government’s overseas aid policy is its determination to...
Reflections on the new aid paradigm, part 2: economic...
The Australian aid program’s weary general objective is ‘to promote Australia’s national...