Kiribati
- Australia is improving policy and processes within the Kiribati Customs Service.
- Australia is improving the management of water resources through infrastructure upgrades, monitoring ground water quality and improving sanitation to reduce ground water pollution.
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Nauru
- Australia is helping to improve educational standards by providing a Director of Schools and training workshops to update teaching techniques.
- Australia is deploying a team of Australian Treasury and Finance officials to help develop and implement a fiscally responsible budget and begin the process of state owned enterprise reform.
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Cook Islands
- Australia supported the Cook Islands following cyclones Meena, Nancy, Olaf and Percy in 2005.
- Australia provided a technical adviser to support the Cook Islands reform
agenda.
- Helped with the establishment of the Family Law Court Cook Islands country information
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Papua New Guinea
- 1.5 million PNG children under the age of five have been immunised against
polio and measles.
- Australia helped train 9,000 elementary teachers and provided 604,000 text books
to primary schools.
- Peace-building on the island of Bougainville helped bring parties
to the negotiating table during the civil conflict.
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Niue and Tokelau
- Australia provided cyclone rehabilitation assistance to Tokelau after the damage caused by Cyclone Percy in February 2005.
- Australia's aid program provides tertiary education and training
opportunities for students from Tokelau.
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Tonga
- Australian aid is strengthening the recycling industry and supporting the new Waste Management Authority to manage waste collection, recycling and disposal.
- The strengthening of revenue-raising departments contributed to a 23
per cent increase in government revenue collection.
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Samoa
- Australia assisted in the establishment of community-based fisheries
management, now used as a model throughout the Pacific and beyond.
- An Australian aid program-sponsored reform of the Samoa's Customs
Department resulted in a 75 per cent reduction in the time taken to clear
goods off the wharf.
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Tuvalu
- Australia contributes to scholarships for a range of qualifications in Australia and for tertiary courses in Fiji.
- Australian support for control of Hepatitis B in Pacific island nations reduced carrier rates by 80 per cent.
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Vanuatu
- Australia has improved the delivery of health services by improving the medical records system of the Health Ministry.
- Australian aid has improved the public legal system by increasing management skills in budgeting and planning, and by drafting key legislation.
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Fiji
- Australia has improved case management processes in magistrates courts and reduced the backlog of cases from five to two-and-half months
- Access to basic education has improved through the upgrade of 63 rural schools in remote and poor locations.
- Access to basic education has been improved through the upgrade of
facilities at 63 rural schools in remote and poor locations.
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Solomon Islands
- Australian officials work with their government counterparts to help Solomon Islands meet its immediate security and economic needs and plan for long-term improvement in law and order, economic management, political governance and basic service delivery.
- Australia is assisting in the construction of schools, roads and women's resource centres, and conducting training and peace building workshops.
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Bangladesh
- Australia is providing alternative options for safe water to address the problem of arsenic contamination in rural communities.
- Australian aid is helping over 166 000 children overcome chronic malnutrition, increase school attendance and improve their learning capability.
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India
- Australian aid has improved sanitation and drinking water supply for 18 000 school children in Gangtok
- Australia has helped train more than 3 000 teachers and provided education materials for 110 community centres.
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Pakistan
- Australian aid helped seven provincial hospital eye care units treat preventative blindness in rural area through the Fred Hollows Foundation.
- Australia has rehabilitated 4 200 hectares of salinised land improving the livelihoods of 4000 rural households.
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Sri Lanka
- Australia has cleared nearly 285 000 square metres of land for resettlement which includes the removal of over 9000 landmines from communities, schools, hospitals and agricultural land.
- Australian aid has contributed to better nutrition for 350 000 babies.
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Maldives
- Australia funded the provision of 15 primary and secondary teachers from Australia to fill gaps in the school system after the devastation of the tsunami in 2004.
- Australian Development scholarships provide students with skills and
knowledge to assist in their country's development.
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Afghanistan
- Australian aid focuses on the return and reintegration of refugees, building capacity to manage a transition to a democratic government and immediate humanitarian needs.
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Palestinian Territories
- Australia provided vocational training, adult literacy and basic education
to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
- Australian assistance has provided food aid, education, primary health care, community support activities and emergency relief to people affected by the ongoing violence and severe economic decline.
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Africa
- Australia provides help through its regional and bilateral programs to partner countries in Africa in areas including HIV/AIDS, food security, water supply and sanitation, and education.
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Nepal
- Australia has provided health education training to around 60 000 people in health care methods and has provided vitamin supplements to nearly 3.5 million children.
- Australian aid established 281 ha of forest on degraded land and the
production of 181,000 seedlings for planting.
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Bhutan
- 16 Bhutanese students recently completed tertiary studies at
Australian education institutions and returned home to positions in the Royal
Government of Bhutan.
- The Australian Development Scholarships program provides scholarship
assistance for students from Bhutan.
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Burma
- Australia has provided food and shelter to about 140 000 refugees on the Thai-Burma border.
- Australia is training communities in basic health care, malaria and HIV/AIDS.
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Thailand
- Australian aid is strengthening institutional capacity in government agencies in macroeconomic data collection and analysis, securities regulators, and anti-money laundering, judicial cooperation and training.
- Assistance has been provided to Thailand's key HIV/AIDS treatment hospital,
including training to 2,000 participants from over 60 organisations.
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Laos
- Australian aid built 15 dispensaries and three
Mother and Child Care Centres.
- Australia built latrines and water wells, including 50 at schools
sites.
- Australia, in collaboration with the World Bank, is establishing a system for registering land titles and has issued over 200,000 land titles in 9 provinces.
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Cambodia
- Australian aid provided assistance for the building and operation of 15
health centres, training staff and promoting community participation.
- Australia is helping more than 30 Cambodian villages return to a productive life through integrated de-mining programs.
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Vietnam
- Australia improved primary health care for more than 1.5 million
people and refurbished 153 district and commune health centres.
- Australian aid has developed river basin management systems to reduce the risks associated with flooding in Quang Ngai province.
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Philippines
- Australian aid improved the quality of basic education
in English, science and mathematics in 906 elementary and lower secondary
schools.
- Australia is improving the Philippine Bureau of Immigration's ability to detect fraudulent travel documents to help deter people smuggling.
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Indonesia
- Australia has helped establish an Indonesian transnational crime centre.
- Under the Bali health package, Australia has completed the 12 October Australia Memorial Centre, comprising a burns unit, intensive care unit and an intensive coronary care unit.
- Australia is providing up to 600 new post graduate scholarships to Indonesian students.
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East Timor
- Australia is training 167 health workers, including dental and mental health workers, hospital nurses and doctors.
- Australia is increasing access to clean water and sanitation facilities for 11,500 people in 31 rural communities.
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China
- Australia is helping China improve governance in fiscal management and trade-related and social security reforms.
- Over 1700 Chinese officials received training in support for China's World Trade Organisation accession.
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Mongolia
- Australia improved access to clean water and flood prevention for up to
4,000 poor householders.
- Australian aid is strengthening the human resource capacity of Mongolian Government agencies to improve governance and to support community development activities.
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Palau
- Australia supports economic reform initiatives and service delivery in
education and health.
- Students from Palau receive scholarships to study at tertiary education
institutions in the region.
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Marshall Islands
- Students from the Marshall Islands receive
scholarships to study at tertiary education institutions in the region.
- Australia supports economic reform initiatives and service delivery in
education and health.
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Iraq
- Australia continues to play an important role in supporting international efforts to assist Iraq's transition to a free and democratic society and market-based economy.
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