This week, the Albanese Government handed down the 2024-25 federal budget. Prior to the budget InDev ran a poll on expectations from the development sector, with ‘flatline’ the most popular choice.
And the government didn’t disappoint, with a slight increase overall, but a flatline in terms of inflation adjusted, and flatlining for key resources such as the humanitarian pool.
You can read our analysis here.
Below we have collated the responses from across the sector, if theres some we missed, let us know!
Peak Bodies:
The various thinktanks and academic groups have also added their thoughts (including some written by ACFID):
- DevPolicy: 2024 Australian aid spending and effectiveness update
- Lowy: Economic diplomacy: Budgeting for deglobalisation
- Lowy: Australia is increasingly spending around, not on, development
NGOs:
- ActionAid: Federal Budget Neglects International Aid, Gender Inequality, Climate Crisis
- Australian Disability and Development Consortium: ADDC response to Federal Budget 2024
- Caritas Australia: Budget lifts aid but much more needed
- CBM: Small steps to deliver significant, sustainable change
- Oxfam: Australian federal budget falls flat in tackling inequality
Contractors and Consultants:
Media:
- ABC: Australia boosts federal aid budget to Pacific Islands
- Radio Free Asia: Pacific gets ‘record’ share of Australia’s static foreign aid budget
Politics and Others:
We will continue to add to this list as responses become public. If you see one we have missed, please email us at [email protected]