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The facility isn’t the problem — defaulting to it is

Mathew Smith

Published: 03 Aug 2026

The 2025 DAC peer review warned about DFAT's reliance on managing contractors. But is the facility model really the problem — or is it the conditions under which facilities operate, and the habit of defaulting to them, that need fixing?DisclosureThe author has worked within and/or evaluated development facilities funded by the Australian Government in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific.About the author/sMathew SmithMathew Smith has more than 25 years’ experience in monitoring, evaluation, research and learning within development cooperation programs. He is currently working for the Strategic Development Group.

The 2025 DAC peer review warned about DFAT's reliance on managing contractors. But is the facility model really the problem — or is it the conditions under which facilities operate, and the habit of defaulting to them, that need fixing?Disclosure The author has worked within and/or evaluated development facilities funded by the Australian Government in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. About the author/s Mathew Smith Mathew Smith has more than 25 years’ experience in monitoring, evaluation, research and learning within development cooperation programs. He is currently working for the Strategic Development Group.

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