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Australia's Development Policy

Great strategy needs to understand what the known challenges are, and consider future trends. It also needs to listen to the voices and intelligence of the development community. This is exactly what the Lab has been doing as we consider next steps for the Government and new international development strategy.

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In-depth
March 2026
Non-ODA support and the future of development cooperation
A conceptual framework to strengthen the deployment of non-ODA support alongside Official Development Assistance (ODA).
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In-brief
December 2025
Integration as strategy: Australia’s Pacific agenda.
As geostrategic competition intensifies, integration initiatives reveal natural tensions for both Australia and its Pacific Islands partners.
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In-depth
August 2025
Foundations Papers: The future of multilateralism
Examining the intersection of development and strategic policy.
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In-depth
August 2025
Foundations Papers: Prosperity and regional growth
Examining the intersection of development and strategic policy.
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In-depth
August 2025
Foundations Papers: Development, peace and stability
Examining the intersection of development and strategic policy.
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In-depth
August 2025
Foundations Papers: Integrating Australian strategic policy and development
Examining the intersection of development and strategic policy.
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In-brief
August 2025
Two Years On: Australia’s development policy in a disrupted world
The ink is barely dry on Australia’s International Development Policy (IDP) and already the ground is shifting beneath it.
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In-brief
May 2025
Pulse Check x Australia's Agenda
130+ non-government foreign affairs experts give their advice to the returning government.
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In-brief
March 2025
Australia’s 2025 Federal Budget
Presenting Australia’s international affairs budget for 2025.
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In-depth
November 2024
Balancing Act: 25 years of Australian international budgets
25 years of Australia's international budgets presented together for the first time.
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In-brief
September 2024
Lessons for Australia’s Civil Society Partnerships Fund
Mapping out key lessons, insights, risks and options for consideration.
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In-brief
August 2024
International Development Policy: One Year On
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In-brief
June 2024
Australia's strategic policy think tank landscape
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In-depth
May 2024
Navigating the competing purposes of Australian development
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In-brief
May 2024
Key tests for development in the 2024 Federal Budget
Laying out five tests that will help us work out where we are and where we are going in 2024.
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Situation Room wrap up
August 2023
Situation Room x Development Policy
A wrap up of our Situation Room x Development Policy held 72 hours after Australia's new international development policy was released.
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In-brief
August 2023
International Development Policy: First Impressions
We challenged the team to put pen to paper on our biggest questions about DFAT's new policy.
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In-brief
May 2023
Reflections ahead of the 2023 Federal Budget
Statement from the Lab: Take a look at the key areas that our team will be closely watching as we roll into the 2023 Budget.
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Situation Room wrap up
February 2023
A New Strategy for Development
Situation Room wrap up: Explore a wrap up from our Situation Room on what is essential for Australia’s new development policy.
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In-brief
February 2023
Pulse Check | Development Strategy Policymaker's Brief
Policymaker's brief: Enjoy the Lab's key takeaways and roadmap for Government based on our Pulse Check | Development Strategy results.
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In-depth
February 2023
Pulse Check | Development Strategy
Full report: Take a dive into the decisions of the region’s top 100+ development thinkers as they tackle the tough questions shaping Australian development.
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In-brief
January 2023
A Review of Reviews Policymaker's Brief
Policymaker's brief: Explore a synthesis of the Lab's takeaways and lessons we found when diving into four decades of reviews into Australia's development program.
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In-depth
January 2023
A Review of Reviews
Full report: Explore insights from four decades of reviews into Australia's development program and lessons we can learn.
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In-brief
November 2022
The Lab's Development Policy Submission
Submission: Read the Lab's official submission to Australia's international development policy.
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In-brief
November 2022
Development Policy Submission
Submission: Read the Lab’s additional submission to Australia’s international development policy which synthesises 50+ regional voices.
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Situation Room wrap up
November 2022
Development Professionals of the Future
Situation Room wrap up: Explore a wrap up from our Situation Room on what qualities will make or break development professionals of the future.
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In-brief
October 2022
Reflections ahead of the 2022 Federal Budget
Statement from The Lab: Take a look at what is on our radar ahead on the 2022 Budget.
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Situation Room wrap up
December 2021
Australian Support for Democracy
Situation Room wrap up: Explore the key takeaways from our Situation Room and bigger inquiry into the implications of Biden’s 2021 Summit for Democracy.
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