CANBERRA — In November, Australia’s released its Foreign Policy White Paper, cementing the idea of aid to be promoted as an avenue to create regional security and a secure Australia.
It is an objective that is commonly emphasized in the language used by the sitting government.
Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, frequently emphasizes the role of aid in Australia’s “stability, prosperity, and security” when discussing Australia’s aid program. But next door, a very different approach to aid sparked attention in Australia, where continued aid cuts have been the norm.