In November 2010, the Australian Government commissioned an independent review of the Australian aid program, the first since 1996. The Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness wascompleted in April 2011 and concluded that Australia had a “good aid program” and that Australiais “an effective performer by global donor standards”. It also made 39 recommendations to drive...

A business is insolvent when it can't pay off its debts. So what is international insolvency? How do countries go broke? Why does it keep happening? Who should bear the cost? The sovereign debt crises in Greece, Spain and Ireland have emphasised the urgency of the issue, but the phenomenon of countries repeatedly going broke...

This paper explores the distinctions between faith-based and secular aid and development organisations and the unique challenges and opportunities associated with the faith-based community.

Have you ever wanted to be able to separate the facts from the myths about international aid and development? ACFID has taken what we see as the top ten myths about Australian aid and demystified them.

This report summarises the different ways in which Australian aid agencies - both government and non-government - have performed in Afghanistan, assesses their outcomes and comments on the effectiveness of the Australian led aid programs.