Global responses to infectious diseases with pandemic potential highlight tensions between short...
Category - Australian aid
The art of saving lives: getting ‘global’ right – part two
In part one of this two-part series, I welcomed the recent announcement of Australian aid funding...
Fessehaie Abraham: the refugee who brought Eritrea to Australia
What did Thomas Keneally and Fred Hollows have in common? They were both friends of Fessehaie...
The art of saving lives: getting ‘global’ right – part one
Bilateral and regional relations between countries have long been the bedrock of international...
10 reasons to attend the 2018 Australasian Aid Conference
Penny Wong: as Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, when it comes to the development sector, she...
Backpackers v seasonal workers: lessons from across the Tasman
In New Zealand, for every 1,000 backpackers picking fruit and vegetables there are about 2,600...
Aid, and the Pacific in the 2003 and 2017 Foreign Policy White...
Aid The last Foreign Policy White Paper was also under a Coalition Government, in 2003, when...
Health security: part two
It is striking that a government that merged AusAID so deeply into DFAT that Heads of Mission are...
Heni Meke: from nurse to CEO
An interest in supporting people with HIV/AIDS took Heni Meke’s career from the frontlines as...
Facilities deserve a place in development
There are many ways to build a house. One way is to choose your own architect, surveyor, plumber...