Whilst the aid budget increased

Dutton’s personal credibility is low in the Pacific, where people still remember his tasteless joke about water “lapping at the door”. That was in 2015, so is likely seen as ancient history by the Australian media and political insiders. But in the Pacific, people have long memories. 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. สล็อต เว็บตรง