Development

This report contains findings of the Malaysia and Thailand Reform Partnerships midterm review and provides recommendations for consideration in the remaining life of the program.

The design and implementation of the BANGGA Papua program, in light of the geographic and infrastructure constraints facing Papua province, is instructive as an innovative example of inclusive social protection, not only for Indonesia, but also for other countries implementing social protection programs in remote and challenging contexts.

DFAT commissioned an Independent Strategic Review (ISR) of the above 'knowledge to policy' (or knowledge sector) investments to provide a high-level assessment of the programs' performance and to inform any future Australian investment in the knowledge sector. The ISR report presents important and useful findings on the achievements of over a decade of Australian support to the knowledge sector, while also identifying opportunities and challenges for any future investment.

France, Australia and New Zealand reiterate their solidarity with the Kingdom of Tonga, which have been hit hard following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on 15 January 2022.

This publication is the independent evaluation and DFAT management response to the Australian-funded Vanuatu Skills Partnership Phase Four (VSP 2017- 2026) finalised in March 2021.

In response to a request from the Solomon Islands Government, Australia has today deployed an eight person Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) to support Solomon Islands’ response to the growing COVID-19 outbreak.