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Money well spent? Australia's aid in the Solomons

18 April 2022

9:00 AM

18 April 2022

9:00 AM

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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