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Learning Opportunities in development
ACFID facilitates access to a wide range of learning opportunities that are offered by our member organisations or by other providers.
Australia Awards Scholarships
Australia Awards Scholarships are long term development awards administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
They aim to contribute to the long term development needs of Australia's partner countries in line with bilateral and regional agreements.

Key resources

PAIS : Public Affairs Information Service (1972 - present)
Good place to look for local and international resources on contemporary social, economic and political issues. Public affairs, public and social policies, international relations
Proquest Central
A very large multidisciplinary service including multiple databases. Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively including business and economics, social sciences , news and world affairs, technology, health and medical, and more.

Proquest Newsstream International databases
Search a wide range of international and Australian newspapers in ANZ Newsstand, Canadian Newsstand, and Proquest Newsstand. ANZ Newsstand covers Australian and New Zealand newspapers published by Fairfax Australia and News Ltd, AAP newswires and ABC transcripts

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Social Science Journals
This collection of journals from a variety of publishers covers disciplines including econometrics, international relations, minority studies, urban studies, and more.

Anthropology Plus via Ebsco (late 19th century - present)
A key resource for the fields of social, cultural and linguistic anthropology, ethnology and related disciplines.

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Factiva
Full-text news, commentary, pictures and media transcripts from over 8,000 overseas and Australian news media sources

Google Scholar
Good for broad searches of scholarly literature from both free and subscription sources. For search results which highlight the articles available to you through Library subscriptions, use the links on our website to Google Scholar, or enable Google Scholar settings. Also useful to find references which cite other academic articles.

Other useful guides

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) news

Terminology

BBC – guide to development speak
BBC World Service Trust has compiled a brief clickable index of terms that frequently appear in development-related discussions, policy and practice at all levels - local, national and international.
Glossary and acronyms - DFID (Department for International Development -UK)
UK government department established in 1997 to promote global development in the UK and abroad.