The Solomon Islands’ deepening involvement with China has focused attention on the Pacific and Australia’s role in the area.
In recent years, Australia’s foreign aid budget has moved from a worldwide perspective to concentrate on the needs of our neighbours. The original concept of aid was exactly that, to help another nation out of difficulty; that purpose seems increasingly distorted as politics, corruption, influence, and big business interfere with good intentions.
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