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AUSTRALIAN AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007

ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007

CONTENTS

Guide to the report

Section 1—Overviews
Director General's review
The year in review
Agency overview
Role and functions
AusAID and enhanced whole-of-government engagement
Organisational structure
Outcomes and outputs framework
Section 2—Report on performance
Effectiveness against outcomes
Enhanced performance assessment framework
Effectiveness - overall achievement of outcomes
    Total Australian official development assistance
Performance against new strategic framework—the White Paper
Administered programs
Country and regional programs
    Papua New Guinea
    Pacific
    Indonesia
    East Asia
    South Asia
    Africa
    Middle East/Central Asia
Global programs
    Multilateral organisations
    Emergency, humanitarian and refugee programs
    Non-government organisations, volunteer and community programs
    Information, education and communication programs
    Cross agency program
Output 1.1 — Policy
Output 1.2 — Program management
Output 2.1 — Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development
Financial results
Section 3—Management and accountability
Corporate governance
External scrutiny
Management of human resources
Purchasing and assets
Consultants and competitive tendering and contracting
Service charter

Section 4—Financial statements

Section 5—Appendices
A. Minister and Parliamentary Secretary
B. Resources summary for outcomes
C. Aid program expenditure
D. Staffing overview
E. Freedom of information
F. Information available on the internet
G. Consultancy services
H. Advertising and market research
I. Aid Advisory Council members 2006-07
J. Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance
Glossary
Figures and tables
Figure 1: AusAID organisational chart at 30 June 2007
Figure 2: AusAID outcomes and outputs framework 2006-07
Figure 3: Estimated total Australian ODA 2006-07
Figure 4: Estimated total Australian ODA by sector 2006-07
Figure 5: Strategic framework for Australia's overseas aid program
Figure 6: Estimated total Australian ODA on education 2006-07
Figure 7: Estimated total Australian ODA on health 2006-07
Figure 8: Estimated total Australian ODA to Papua New Guinea by sector 2006-07
Figure 9: Estimated total Australian ODA to the Pacific by country 2006-07
Figure 10: Estimated total Australian ODA to Indonesia by sector 2006-07
Figure 11: Estimated total Australian ODA to East Asia by country 2006-07
Figure 12: Estimated total Australian ODA to South Asia by country 2006-07

Table 1: Resources summary for outcomes
Table 2: Total Australian ODA to partner countries
Table 3: Country and regional program expenditure 2003-07
Table 4: Global programs expenditure 2003-07
Table 5: Employees by classification, location and gender, 30 June 2007
Table 6: Employees by status and attendance type, 30 June 2007
Table 7: Senior executive service, 30 June 2007
Table 8: Senior executive gains and losses during 2006-07
Table 9: Employees by location and gender, 30 June 2007
Table 10: AusAID collective agreement salary range, 30 June 2007
Table 11: AusAID SES employee salary range, 30 June 2007
Table 12: Employees by workplace diversity category and level, 30 June 2007
Table 13: APS employees undertaking aid program delivery activities paid against administered budget by classification and gender
 (excluding experts and advisors on commercial contracts), 30 June 2007
Table 14: AusAID winners of Australia Day Achievement Awards 2007
Table 15: Learning and Developmentparticipants 2006-07
Table 16: Summary of consultancy contracts and period offers
Table 17: Consultancy services let over $10 000 during 2006-07
Table 18: Advertising and market research expenditure

Feature boxes
A key feature of the enhanced performance assessment framework: program strategy reviews
Improving gender equality
Helping health systems deliver
The highway guardian in Barola
New Mount Hagen market boosts highlands rural economy
PNG's first national school curriculum reaches classrooms
Put down the gun, pick up the shovel
Emergency response to the Solomon Islands tsunami
Australia-Bali Memorial Eye Centre
Basic education program
Allison Sudradjat
Strengthening preparedness for pandemics and emerging infectious diseases
Future leaders
Strengthening harmonisation for aid effectiveness
The Fred Hollows Foundation in China
Nepal-Australia Community Forestry Partnership: 1966-2006
Australian support for the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
Climate change and the fourth replenishment of the Global Environment Facility
Strengthening early childhood care and development in India through advocacy, capacity building and research
Volunteers and youth ambassadors working with partners
Local governance and infrastructure for communities in Aceh

© Commonwealth of Australia 2007

ISSN 1032-2019
ISBN 978-1-921244-48-3 (volume 1)
ISBN 978-1-921244-49-0 (volume 2)
ISBN 978-1-921244-50-6 (two-volume set)
ISBN 978-1-921244-51-3 (volume 1 online)
ISBN 978-1-921244-52-0 (volume 2 online)

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Acknowledgements
AusAID editors: Annmaree O'Keeffe, Kim Biedrzycki
Editorial consultant: Morris Walker Pty Limited
Indexer: Michael Harrington

Internet websites
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DFAT home page http://www.dfat.gov.au
AusAID annual report http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications

Distribution
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Guide to the report

Guide to volume two

The report of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) refers to the outcome and output structure and performance information presented in the Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio Budget Statements 2006-07 (Part B: Agency Budget StatementsAustralian Agency for International DevelopmentAusAID).

The report is the second of two volumes, with volume 1 relating to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Section 1 contains:

Section 2 focuses on outcome and output performance information including:

Section 3 reports on management and accountability systems on:

Section 4 contains the audited financial statements for 2006-07.

Section 5 includes appendices that give additional information and reports required under specific legislation.

Section 6 contains a glossary of abbreviations, acronyms and the indexes.

Prime Minister of Australia John Howard, with Indonesian President Yudhoyono, at the opening of the Australia-Bali Memorial Eye Centre, July 2007

Prime Minister of Australia John Howard, with Indonesian President Yudhoyono, at the opening of the Australia-Bali Memorial Eye Centre, July 2007 Photo: Joe Rosarius

Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer with Ris Sudradjat following the announcement of the Allison Sudradjat Awards, May 2007

Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer with Ris Sudradjat following the announcement of the Allison Sudradjat Awards, May 2007    Photo: Eddison Photographic Studios

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