If you’re an aid NGO, government money is tempting. It affords the chance to help more people, or...
Category - Aid and development
Opting out of the SWP: the absconders’ story
So far in this series I’ve spoken mostly about working holiday makers or people with a right to...
Do Australian NGOs work in too many countries?
In a recent blog I argued that the Australian government gives aid to too many countries. It was an...
Why people pick
In the previous two blogs in this series (here and here), I talked about how migration has become...
One day in the life of a fruit picker
When I went fruit picking in January, I had already been writing about horticultural labour for...
Malaria elimination in the Asia-Pacific: the COVID-19 threat
Battling COVID-19 in the last year has put into perspective the challenge of battling an infectious...
Foundations of classroom change in developing countries: a review
Foundations of classroom change in developing countries, by Gerard Guthrie, was self-published...
Who we are and what we eat: policy, ethnography and blueberries
This COVID summer, seeking to better understand migration and food in Australia, I took leave from...
Challenges starting a business: a personal account
During my career, I have worked with multiple development organisations and in academia. One area...
Global aid increases in 2020
Let’s face it, for most of the world, 2020 wasn’t an easy year. Both aid recipients and...