ACFID Blog
The ACFID Blog features opinion articles on aid and development issues by ACFID staff, ACFID Members and a diverse range of other authors.
The purpose of the ACFID Blog is to engage readers in ACFID's work and to inform, engage and influence ACFID Members, the public and the government. Read more
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Partnership in practice: dispelling myths about research in international development
Kelly Durrant and Rachel Coghlan
16 Nov, 2016
/Research in international development is often accused of being exclusive, time-consuming, inapplicable and expensive. An exemplar program to improve health, vision and.../
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Australia Ahead of the Curve Blog Series #14: A larger policy community can make Australia a more constructive and influential regional power
Travers McLeod
01 Nov, 2016
/This post/ /forms part of ACFID’s blog series on Australia Ahead of the Curve: An agenda for international development to 2025./ /Views contained in this.../
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Australia Ahead of the Curve Blog Series #13: Increasing public support for aid through Australian international volunteering
Paul Bird
31 Oct, 2016 | Volunteering
/This post forms part of ACFID’s blog series on Australia Ahead of the Curve: An agenda for international development to 2025. Views contained in this series are those of.../
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Working towards transformational development and the Sustainable Development Goals
Chris Roche and Annette Madvig
25 Oct, 2016
What does ‘transformation’ mean to the Sustainable Development Goals? Chris Roche and Annette Madvig of the Institute of Human Security and Social Change at La Trobe University...
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Australia Ahead of the Curve Blog Series #13: Unlocking the potential of diasporas: a new approach to development
Denise Cauchi
25 Oct, 2016
/This post forms part of ACFID’s blog series on Australia Ahead of the Curve: An agenda for international development to 2025. Views contained in this series are those of.../
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Australia Ahead of the Curve Blog Series #12: Disinterest vs. Self-Interest: Australian Engagement with International Development
Nicholas Ferns
23 Oct, 2016
/This post forms part of ACFID’s blog series on Australia Ahead of the Curve: An agenda for international development to 2025. Views contained in this series are those of.../
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Australia Ahead of the Curve Blog Series #11: Aid and National Interests – Bridging Idealism and Realism
Sam Byfield
20 Oct, 2016
/This post/ /forms part of ACFID’s blog series on Australia Ahead of the Curve: An agenda for international development to 2025. Views contained in submissions to.../
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Australia Ahead of the Curve Blog Series #10: A Recipe for Sustainable Development - Understanding the SDGs through food
Dermot O’Gorman
19 Oct, 2016 | Sustainable Development Goals
/This post forms part of ACFID’s blog series on Australia Ahead of the Curve: An agenda for international development to 2025. Views contained in this series are those of.../
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Australia Ahead of the Curve Blog Series #9: Australian aid: relevant, effective and innovative for a changing region
Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
18 Oct, 2016
/This post/ /forms part of ACFID’s blog series on Australia Ahead of the Curve: An agenda for international development to 2025. Views contained in this series are.../
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Australia Ahead of the Curve Blog Series #8: Localisation and the future of Australian NGOs and INGOs
Aarathi Krishnan
17 Oct, 2016 | Humanitarian Response
/This post forms part of ACFID’s blog series on Australia Ahead of the Curve: An agenda for international development to 2025. Views contained in this series are those of.../