Development

DFAT has approached the market seeking suppliers for the DEV+ Panel through a one-step procurement process published on AusTender.

The Australia–Bangladesh Development Partnership Plan 2025–2030 (DPP) translates into action the development priorities Australia shares with Bangladesh. The DPP sets out agreed objectives, how we will work together to deliver shared outcomes, and how progress will be monitored.

DFAT engaged an independent evaluation team to assess the extent to which DFAT's AUD21.9 million in funding for health information systems through BES from 2019-2024 contributed to the digitisation of health information systems, providing visibility across the health system, improved access to data and use of evidence for policy and other decision-making, strengthened country responses to disease threats and improved medicines medical supply availability, and a move away from paper-based systems. 

DFAT commissioned an Independent Completion Review (ICR) of the SaferKidsPH program (AUD 8 million, 2019-2025) to inform existing and future DFAT investments through an assessment of the programs' effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability of gains and to document lessons learned. The review was conducted from October 2024 to January 2025 through a combination of document analysis, interviews, focus group discussions and field visits. 

The Australian Government’s response to the Senate Joint Standing Committee Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report into supporting democracy in our region was tabled in Parliament on 2 September 2025. 

 document is an Independent Review of DFAT’s support to the health sector in Timor Leste, delivered through Partnership for Human Development

Australia is committed to the protection of humanitarian personnel in conflict settings around the world and to ensuring respect for and adherence to international humanitarian law.

Water for Women (AUD159.9 million; 2018-25) was a DFAT funded Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program working in 16 Indo Pacific countries.

Australia Indonesia Partnership for Health Transformation / Kemitraan Indonesia Australia untuk Transformasi Kesehatan (KITA SEHAT) is Australia’s flagship health investment in Indonesia, delivered over eight years with a value of up to AUD 100 million. 

DFAT anticipates approaching the market for a managing contractor to implement a new DFAT-led investment on climate resilient agriculture – the Laos-Australia Agriculture Resilience Initiative (LAARI).