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Was World Vision Australia chief advocate Tim Costello right to say that Australia’s foreign aid spending was at its highest under Menzies, at 0.5% of gross national income? AAP Image/Royal Australian Air Force, CPL Jessica de Rouw

FactCheck: What are the facts on Australia’s foreign aid spending?

Robin Davies, Australian National University

We check the facts on how Australia’s foreign aid spend has changed over time.
Streets ahead - the Philippines, which has been one of the largest recipients of Australian aid, is now a lower middle-income country that increasingly has the economic resources to reduce poverty on its own. Wiechert Visser/Flickr

What does a Coalition government mean for Australian aid policy?

Andrew Rosser, University of Adelaide

The recent election of a Coalition government will usher in a new era in Australian aid policy, with a likely re-emphasis on national interests, the Asia-Pacific and economic growth. Last Thursday, the…
Much of the media commentary surrounding the budget has seized upon so-called “cuts” to Australia’s aid program. AAP

The politics behind the ‘cuts’ to foreign aid

Andrew Rosser, University of Adelaide

Reporting on the federal budget has been replete with commentary about “cuts” to foreign aid. But the fact is that the aid program was not cut in any meaningful sense of the word. In nominal terms, aid…

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