The ANU Review Group comprises seven leading scholars from the Australian National University:

• Professor Ian McAllister, Research School of Social Sciences
• Professor Jim Fox, Director, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
• Professor Tony Milner, Dean, Faculty of Asian Studies
• Professor Hilary Charlesworth, Centre for International and Public Law, Faculty of Law
• Dr Pamela Thomas, Director, Development Studies Network, Research School of Social Sciences
• Professor Andrew MacIntyre, Director Crawford School of Economics & Management
• Professor Marian Sawer, Political Science Program, Research School of Social Sciences

The ANU Review Group has four primary roles:

• To assist the Director in ensuring that activities and projects undertaken by CDI are of high quality, advance CDI's objectives, and are relevant to the needs and interests of participants and key stakeholders.
• To provide expert input into the planning of CDI training courses and annual plans, as requested.
• To review and provide feedback on completed courses and participant evaluations.
• To review papers and publications authored under the auspices of CDI, as requested.