Members of the Sudanese army patrolling Jawa village in South Darfur. Photo by: Albert Gonzalez Farran / UNAMID / CC BY-NC-ND
In Canberra on Wednesday, Parliament House was a hive of activity with Senate Estimates, allowing the upper house to scrutinize government expenditure, examine operations of government, and push their key agendas.
For Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, the Australian aid program was the top of her agenda with two new announcements — one of which has the potential to change the aid budget and the way aid programs are developed and monitored.
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Lisa Cornishlisa_cornish
Lisa Cornish is a former Devex Senior Reporter based in Canberra, where she focuses on the Australian aid community. Lisa has worked with News Corp Australia as a data journalist and has been published throughout Australia in the Daily Telegraph in Melbourne, Herald Sun in Melbourne, Courier-Mail in Brisbane, and online through news.com.au. Lisa additionally consults with Australian government providing data analytics, reporting and visualization services.
