Australian Development Assistance Bureau
ADAB
1976 – August 1987
Renamed Australian International Development Assistance Bureau in 1987.
Bureau within the Foreign Affairs portfolio that managed Australia's overseas aid program.
Names over time
- Australian Development Assistance Bureau1976–1987
- Australian International Development Assistance Bureau1987–1995
- Australian Agency for International Development1995–2013
How it came into existence
Created in 1976 when the Fraser government abolished the Australian Development Assistance Agency (by February 1976) and returned aid administration to the Department of Foreign Affairs, which ran it through this bureau (the Encyclopedia of Australian Science dates the change of name to July 1977).
- Overseas aid program administration
Changes during its life
- 24 July 1987Became part of the new Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio.
How it ended
Renamed the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau in August 1987, after the creation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- Overseas aid program administration
Main functions
- Bilateral aid programs
- Aid to Papua New Guinea
- Contributions to multilateral aid organisations
- Scholarships and training for students from developing countries
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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Sources
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