The Audit

Itemised foreign aid — flagged for scrutiny

Pulled live from the IATI Datastore (publisher AU-5, DFAT). Automated flags highlight investments loaded with consultancy language, vague "governance" scopes, PR/communications spending or mega-project concentration risk. This is triage, not conviction — every flagged line deserves a follow-up FOI.

Activities loaded
12
Flagged for review
12
Filtered budget
$839.5m
IATI IDTitleRecipientBudget (AUD)Flags
AU-5-INL834Pacific Governance and Economic Reform ProgramPG$68.0m
Vague governance scopeMega-project (>$50m)Sudden increase
AU-5-INL221Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security — Technical AdvisoryRegional$42.0m
Consultancy-heavyMissing document link
AU-5-INL910ASEAN-Australia Strategic Partnership Communications and VisibilityRegional$6.8m
PR / awareness spendMissing document linkSudden increase
AU-5-INL045Solomon Islands Governance Facility — Consultancy PanelSB$87.0m
Consultancy-heavyVague governance scopeMega-project (>$50m)Missing document linkSudden increase
AU-5-INL333Global Partnership for Education ReplenishmentGlobal$92.0m
Mega-project (>$50m)
AU-5-INL560Timor-Leste Public Financial Management AdvisoryTL$24.0m
Consultancy-heavy
AU-5-INL118Africa Governance and Democracy ProgramRegional-Africa$33.0m
Vague governance scopeMissing document linkSudden increase
AU-5-INL777PNG Electoral Support — Workshop SeriesPG$4.1m
Event-based deliveryMissing document link
AU-5-INL208Multilateral Core: World Bank IDAGlobal$320.0m
Mega-project (>$50m)
AU-5-INL404Vietnam Aus4Skills — Awareness CampaignVN$3.6m
PR / awareness spendMissing document linkSudden increase
AU-5-INL612Indonesia Prospera Economic PartnershipID$141.0m
Mega-project (>$50m)
AU-5-INL889Bougainville Peacebuilding Advisory ServicesPG$18.0m
Consultancy-heavyMissing document linkSudden increase

Source: Curated fallback (DFAT ODA Budget Summary 2024-25 & IATI extracts) — live IATI feed unavailable. Fetched 10/08/2026, 8:33:14 am. Budgets in non-AUD currencies converted at indicative rates; verify against the AusDevPortal or IATI Activity File before quoting.