Author: Bob McMullan, ANU

Australia is committed to doubling its foreign aid budget by 2015. This is a commendable objective and one that bucks the trend among most other major aid donors.

In this context, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a review into ‘the efficiency and effectiveness’ of the Australian development assistance program. Ideally, this should be the last ad hoc review. Australia would be better served by a review model similar to the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) process initiated by US Secretary of State Clinton. Read more…