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Australia has made substantial, positive changes to its aid programme since 2004, reinforcing its focus on reducing poverty, on promoting the MDGs, and completely untying its aid programme. OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) welcomes Australia’s concentration on the Asia Pacific region and its continued engagement in states in fragile situations. The DAC recommends that Australia draw up a new policy statement setting out its strategic development assistance framework. Partnerships, like the Pacific Partnerships for Development, are a new key feature of the Australian programme. Australia’s rigorous whole-of-government approach facilitates policy coherence. AusAID, Australia’s anchor agency for development, has implemented comprehensive corporate reform. This includes devolving authority to the field and fostering a results-based and learning culture, assisted by the independent Office of Development Effectiveness.

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