PB6 Election 2013: separated at birth? How to tell Labor and the Coalition apart on aid and development

Development Policy Centre Policy Brief No. 6

By Robin Davies

August 2013

This policy brief draws together what is known at the present time (22 August 2013) about the direction of the major parties’, and also the Australian Greens’, thinking on aid and development policy, ahead of the 2013 Australian Federal Election.

Davies, R. 2013, ‘Election 2013: separated at birth? How to tell Labor and the Coalition apart on aid and development’, Policy Brief No. 6, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra.

Ashlee Betteridge

Ashlee Betteridge was the Manager of the Development Policy Centre until April 2021. She was previously a Research Officer at the centre from 2013-2017. A former journalist, she holds a Master of Public Policy (Development Policy) from ANU and has development experience in Indonesia and Timor-Leste. She now has her own consultancy, Better Things Consulting, and works across several large projects with managing contractors.