Development

Fiji’s transport and tourism sectors will receive a boost, with the signing of a $68 million financing package to Fiji Airports that will assist to improve air services and connectivity in the region.

The Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP) is a five year (2017-2022) partnership between the Australian Government (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, DFAT) and Australian Non-Governmental Organisations (ANGOs). This Mid-Term Evaluation was designed to provide evidence-based assessment of the progress of AHP and recommendations for future planning.

As the Lao government rolls out a new primary education curriculum, this multi-year study assesses the extent to which the Australia-supported Basic Education Quality and Access in Laos Program (BEQUAL) results in school leaders and teachers developing intended teaching practices, which in turn leads to improvements in student learning outcomes.

Samoa has received its first delivery of vaccines from Australia, with 10,000 domestically manufactured AstraZeneca doses arriving in Apia, as Australia works together with our neighbours in their response to COVID-19.

The rates for aid advisers engaged under the Adviser Remuneration Framework (ARF) have been revised to reflect the increase in superannuation contributions following changes to the Superannuation Guarantee (administration) Act 1992.

The Pacific Women Lead design framework outlines Australia’s regional investment to advance gender equality in the Pacific ($170 million over 5 years, 2021-2026). The program enables Australia and the Pacific to work in partnership to strengthen regional gender equality efforts, building on a long history of engagement in this area.

Australia stands with our partners in the Indo-Pacific as they face significant health and humanitarian challenges from COVID-19, today delivering medical supplies to India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Australia provides grant financing of $5 million (2018-2023) to the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). DFAT commissioned Clear Horizon to conduct a Mid-Term Review (MTR) of Australia’s Support to ERIA over the period July to December 2020.

The Transformative Agenda for Women, Adolescents and Youth in the Pacific: Towards Zero Unmet Need for Family Planning is a four-year program (2018-2022) that aims to contribute to strengthening national government capacity in six Pacific countries.

DFAT has a requirement for a contractor to design and implement the Tonga Australia Resource Platform (TRP).