Repairing the damage done

Government funding Overall, Australia’s foreign aid as a proportion of our Gross National Income is 0.2%, well below the OECD average of 0.32%. This ranks the Lucky Country 21 out of 29 donors.

The heaviest cuts were last decade under Coalition PM Tony Abbott.

There’s been some repair. In this year’s budget, taxpayers are giving slightly more aid to Indonesia – up from $307.3 million to $326.1 million, or about 6%.

Source: Indonesia: how Australia’s biggest and closest neighbour uses our aid – Michael West