Launched in 2023, the Australian Government’s International Development Policy has been pointed to as signalling a number of shifts in the Australian aid program – perhaps most notably towards more locally-led development. It also signals an under-acknowledged reorientation of Australia’s...
The Water for Women Fund has made a major shift over the past two years, focusing on climate resilience in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems. This transition builds on the Fund’s commitment to gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) since 2018. During the...
Attitudes towards the Australian government’s foreign aid spending have always fluctuated. Yet most Australians support the idea of aid, especially within the Asia-Pacific region, and this support is fortified by a genuine commitment to Australia’s being a good humanitarian neighbour, not...
Australian aid The government has released an unclassified version of its assessment of Israel’s response to the April killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and her World Central Kitchen colleagues in Gaza by the Israeli military. Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said Australia will press...
In Papua New Guinea, birth certificates are issued by the PNG Civil and Identity Registry (PNGCIR)...
As I have argued in two previous posts, given the current ubiquity of the “statecraft” framing in...
Governments in the Pacific and Timor-Leste have been investing in formal social protection for more...
Local aid workers and organisations must not only be accountable to the communities they serve but...
The first part of this blog looked at some of the challenges for global development finance ahead...
Australia aid ACFID will co-host a series of events to mark World Humanitarian Day on 19 August...
