A while ago, I complained that all the project pages had been taken down from DFAT’s aid website...
Category - Australian government aid
Using the c-word: Australian anti-corruption policy in Papua New...
Around the world international donors have become more and more comfortable with the ‘c-word’ –...
Scholarships and the aid program (part three): future directions...
In part two of this series, I outlined some very positive findings from our research, funded by the...
Scholarships and the aid program (part two): emerging results of...
In part one of this series of posts, I examined the considerable role that scholarships play in the...
Scholarships and the aid program (part one): waste of money or...
This exploration of scholarships in the Australian aid program comes in three parts. The first...
Reflections on the new aid paradigm, part 4: aid in hazard
While development research aims at innovation, and so carries risk, few political or bureaucratic...
Local staff and aid effectiveness: does integration matter?
Much has been written on this blog and elsewhere about the potential impacts of the DFAT-AusAID...
Investing in people and building a business in Vanuatu
I run a business in Vanuatu called Vila Refrigeration. We are an air conditioning and refrigeration...
Innovation in the Australian aid program (part two):...
Underpinning the Australian aid program’s innovation focus is the new Development Innovation Hub...
Innovation in the Australian aid program (part one): some...
There has been a great deal of commentary on the new Australian aid policy, including through the...