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Australia

Member of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) since 1966.

In 2010, Australia met its aim to reach AUD 4 billion in official development assistance (ODA), delivering USD 3.85 billion − a 12.1% increase in real terms over 2009. Its ODA volume amounts to 0.32% of its gross national income (GNI) − up from 0.29% in 2009 − as it aims to raise this ratio to 0.5% by 2015-16.

Meeting commitments

In 2010, Australia met its aim to reach AUD 4 billion in official development assistance (ODA), delivering USD 3.85 billion − a 12.1% increase in real terms over 2009. Its ODA volume amounts to 0.32% of its gross national income (GNI) − up from 0.29% in 2009, due to an increase in grants to least developed countries − as it aims to raise this ratio to 0.5% by 2015-16.

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A push towards the MDGs

With most of its neighboring countries in the Asia and Pacific region behind on meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Australia’s aid budget emphasises the MDGs, backed by analytical and methodological tools.

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Ownership, harmonisation, transparency

Although our survey shows mixed results across countries, Australia has advanced on the effectiveness principles of ownership, harmonisation and transparency.

Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative in Indonesia

Based on Australia’s latest evaluation, the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative in Indonesia has taken many recommendations into account, showing clear objectives and rationale in its programme design, and an emphasis on strong engagement with the government of Indonesia.

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The DAC is a unique forum for sharing views and exchanging lessons and has gained a reputation for neutrality and high-quality work. For 50 years now, the DAC has grouped the world’s main donors, promoting partnership, and defining and monitoring global standards in key areas of development.

The DAC monitors and publishes data from more than 40 OECD and non-OECD countries on official development assistance (ODA) and other development finance to developing countries.

Our data includes:

net and gross bilateral ODA
ODA by income group, regions and sector
top ten recipients of gross ODA
core and non-core multilateral aid
untied aid
gender equality focus
aid to the environment and climate change
humanitarian assistance.

Improving the way development assistance is delivered and managed for better, longer-lasting results requires action on many fronts. To this end, we:

assess donors' progress in achieving the targets outlined in the Paris Declaration
provide in-depth examinations of our 24 members’ development systems and policies, including lessons learned, through our peer reviews – an integral part of the DAC’s work
work with evaluation departments of our member agencies to collect and share global good practice in evaluating development programmes.

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AusAID, the Australian Agency for International Development, is responsible for the management of the official Australian Government overseas aid program. We are an administratively autonomous agency within the Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio. AusAID reports directly to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on all aspects of aid policy and operations.