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Tony Abbott is overhauling aid, cutting funding, merging AusAID with DFAT and reorienting spending. Aid expert <b>Thulsi Narayanasamy</b> looks into the changes and what they will mean.

Crikey Clarifier: what the overhaul of Australian aid will mean

Sep 24, 2013

The government has changed the shape of the public service. Governance expert <b>Stephen Bartos</b> argues this mostly makes sense, but PM&C taking on indigenous affairs could backfire.

Public service changes make sense, but there’s a risk for PM&C

Sep 19, 2013

The Australian Defence Force directly delivers about half of Australia's aid to Afghanistan. There are myriad problems with this approach, writes <b>Gareth Bryant</b> from AID/WATCH.

Aid for checkpoints? The militarisation of Australia’s aid

Dec 07, 2012

A report suggests the World Bank is getting it wrong on the role of girls and kids with disabilities in its development programs -- but AusAID comes out OK.

Is the World Bank failing girls and kids with disabilities?

Jan 31, 2012

Nearly a year on from the Haiti earthquakes and a cholera epidemic and unrest continue to plague the troubled nation. But the influx of aid has a major negative side for the developing country, writes <b>Nicholas Kristof</b>.

Trade not aid for Haiti

Dec 03, 2010

Much of the <a href="http://www.crikey.com.au/topic/haiti-earthquake/">media coverage</a> has slowed, but the after effects of the Haiti earthquake are still being dealt with in Port-au-Prince. <b>Jon Lee Anderson</b> explains the plight of Nadia François, a young woman attempting to gain aid for her community.

Haiti: every horror story has a human face

Feb 02, 2010

Mapping the millions of financial developmental aid dollars that flow around the world every year -- where is it coming from, and where is it going?

How aid dollars flow around the world

Aug 08, 2009

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