Why Should Australia Give Foreign Aid?
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Why should Australia increase foreign aid at a time when there is a major international debate about what will replace the Millennium Development Goals for relieving poverty and inequality? All sides of politics have committed to raise Australia’s aid to 0.5% of Gross National Income, but this has already been postponed twice. A panel chaired by Emeritus Professor Dennis Altman, with Hon Matt Thistlethwaite (Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs), Kelly O'Dwyer MP (Liberal Member for Higgins). Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
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