PB1 Patterns and trends in Australian aid

Development Policy Centre Policy Brief No. 1

By Stephen Howes and Matthew Morris

October 2010

This is the first Policy Brief of the Development Policy Centre. In this Brief, we consider recent patterns and trends in Australian aid. How much aid does Australia give? Where is it spent? What is it spent on? How does Australia compare to other donors? We hope that you will find this overview interesting and informative. It is not intended to be exhaustive, and we encourage you to share ideas and provide feedback.

Howes, S & Morris, M. 2010, ‘Patterns and trends in Australian aid’, Policy Brief No. 1, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra.

Karen Downing

Karen Downing is Research Communications Coordinator at the Development Policy Centre.