We held our first Australasian Aid Conference a year ago. In fact, we called it a workshop, because...
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Aceh’s tsunami remembered, part 2: ‘Three months are enough’
The emergency response to the Indian Ocean tsunami attracted an unprecedented US$13.5 billion in...
Aceh’s tsunami remembered, part 1: ‘Just get them in’
By the end of 2004, staff of the Australian embassy in Jakarta were more than usually ready for a...
Engaging with the private sector – perspectives from the German...
Development agencies around the world, as in Australia, are increasing focus on expanding their...
Research, policy and the private sector: Sir Richard Feachem on...
Sir Richard Feachem led the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria from its inception...
Best of the blog 2014
In this, the last post for 2014, we take a look back on the year that was. An editors’ pick, this...
Australia set to take a tumble in international aid rankings
According to the latest World Bank data, Australia is the tenth largest OECD economy and the fourth...
No dream job: Steven Ciobo appointed as Julie Bishop’s...
Following Tony Abbott’s pre-Christmas frontbench reshuffle, Queensland MP Steven Ciobo replaces...
Never dive alone: Australia’s aid cut in a global context
Following this week’s budget update, Australia’s aid program will fall from its current level of...
Beyond the pale? Australia’s aid cuts in international...
A much bemoaned fact about international aid is that it is volatile. Generosity waxes and wanes...