December 2013

PB8 A parliamentary committee on aid? Issues and options

Development Policy Centre Policy Brief No. 8
by Ashlee Betteridge and Stephen Howes
Abstract:

Parliamentary inquiries into the Australian aid program have been few and far between. An aid committee or subcommittee would improve parliamentary oversight of aid. This brief explores the different forms that a committee on aid could take and suggests what it should focus on.

Suggested citation:

Betteridge, A. & Howes, S. 2014, ‘A parliamentary committee on aid? Issues and options’, Policy Brief No. 8, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra.