As of this week, the proportion

As of this week, the proportion of Australian development assistance directed to Pacific work has reached its highest level ever. The Pacific under Labor now receives 42% of the overall aid budget, totalling US$1.37 billion for the 2025-26 year. Whilst the aid budget increased by 2.7% compared with last year, it remains flat in real terms. Under previous LNP governments, the aid budget was cut time after time, leading to Australia becoming one of the least generous members of the OECD-DAC grouping. We have yet to hear what Dutton’s plans for the aid budget are, but there are already murmurs of concern, including from among his own party members, that there will be cuts to fund increased spending elsewhere, including in defence. This is a valid concern given what we have seen in other countries such as the USA, the UK, and Germany in recent years. สล็อต เว็บตรง