After a very lengthy delay, the Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE) for the Australian aid...
Category - Australian aid
‘World’s best’ development NGO knocked off its perch
Like many Australians I like to give a portion of my income to charity. It would come as no...
AusAID integration: the common-sense upside
The decision by the Australian Government to integrate AusAID into the Department of Foreign...
The Pacific Solution and Nauru’s coup by stealth
The implosion of the legal system in Nauru has been described as a “coup by stealth” by David...
DFAT to consult on aid benchmarks, ACFID makes its pitch
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has this week released a Consultation Paper [PDF] on...
Soap operas and Sesame Street: examples for the Australia...
Aid and ‘promoting Australia’s interests’ are now intended to go hand in hand, with the integration...
Africa, the environment and disaster relief bear the brunt of...
Today, at last, the Coalition announced how it would reduce aid by about $650 million below the...
Development Finance Company for Australia (and New Zealand)
It is difficult to know whether to be delighted or annoyed when a respected commentator floats an...
Australia pledges one-tenth of its fair share for Syria
Australia has pledged an additional AU $10 million in humanitarian aid to help those affected by...
Australia cuts contribution to World Bank’s poor-country fund by...
On 17 December the World Bank announced that it had concluded negotiations for a $US 52 billion...