Heated debates about the volume and allocation of international aid have long been conducted under...
Category - Australian aid
Aid law: what is it good for?
The Australian Labor Party has said that, if elected, it will introduce legislation to specify the...
Closing the country: where to next for Australia’s asylum...
What does the future hold for refugee policy in Australia? Following a brutal policy approach to...
No orphanages, or just ‘good’ ones? Books and controversies from...
Several years ago I wrote about the pervasive orphanage industry in Cambodia, particularly in...
Will an incoming government boost Australia’s climate aid?
‘How will your party deliver on the Paris Agreement on climate change?’ This was one of ten...
Election 2016: how do the parties compare on aid and development?
This year’s federal election campaign, one of the longest in Australian history, is mercifully...
Foreign aid the hot topic at the Deputy Leaders’ debate
It’s a rare day when foreign aid is a prominent election issue. It was therefore refreshing to see...
Australia is punching below its weight in the MDBs
Australians often like to say we “punch above our weight” in various international categories. And...
The Parliamentary Inquiry into the SWP: two passes, a gesture...
The Joint Standing Committee on Migration released its report Seasonal change: Inquiry into the...
Australian aid transparency: Coalition yet to deliver
Not long after the last election, on 7 November 2013, Julie Bishop said: “As transparent as...