Today Australia became the fifth organisation and third major official donor to publish aid information to the International Aid Transparency Initiative registry, having released all of its aid documents to the international standard’s website. This comes after data releases by the UK, World Bank, Hewlett Foundation, and Development Initiatives Poverty Research, and sets an important precedent for […]
An independent review of Australian aid effectiveness has made recommendations for greater transparency of Australian aid. The Australian cabinet has agreed, in principle, to the vast majority of the recommendations, including the implementation of a Transparency Charter that will be issued at the end of this year. The review notes that the Australian aid program […]
Marc Purcell, Executive Director of the Australian Council for International Development, urges greater transparency in Australian aid to Afghanistan on 16th October in The Australian. He highlights the importance of delineating aid and military spending and for improved aid transparency in AusAID.
