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Category - Aid effectiveness
Whither Australian aid?
What will become of aid under the new Coalition Government? The answer to this question matters...
The future of AusAID: bend it, don’t break it
By one measure, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) was due to turn forty...
Rising aid dependency in the Pacific
Earlier this month my blog post highlighted that aid to the Pacific had boomed over the last decade...
Purposeful and methodical? Not in relation to aid
The Coalition’s aid cuts announced last week come on top of Labor’s August cuts. Together...
Bad aid, Pat Robertson and the road to hell
People say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but that has always struck me as...
Intergenerational considerations in fighting poverty
What group of people would you consider to be best placed to help those living in underdeveloped...
A new journey on a worn path? The aid cuts in context
The big story emerging from Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey’s announcement of the Coalition’s costings...
From expansion to crisis in Australian aid: reflections on the...
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey’s announcement yesterday that the Coalition will cut $4.5 billion...
Greens prioritise Australian aid funding to address poverty
The Greens’ policy on international aid is based on a fundamental premise that our aid funding...