Essay: Australian generosity to global neighbours ignored in new government budget
PETER KEEGAN, director of advocacy at Baptist World Aid Australia, says Australia’s Federal Budget, handed down on Tuesday night, contains nothing new to celebrate in terms of foreign aid…
Updated: Foreign aid advocates express disappointment over Australian Government decision to keep foreign aid at “least generous level” in Tuesday’s budget
Updated 10:45am Christian coalition Micah Australia has expressed disappointment the Federal Government has decided to keep foreign aid at its “least generous level” following the release of the budget on Tuesday. The decision not to restore the foreign aid budget, which will drop to 0.21 per cent of gross national income in 2019-20 and which […]
Australian Christian leaders among more than 50 public figures calling for increase to country’s foreign aid budget
Prominent Australian Christian leaders are among more than 50 public figures who are calling for a bipartisan political commitment to rebuild the country’s foreign aid budget ahead of this year’s federal election. Five years of cuts under Australia’s Coalition Government will see the country’s foreign aid budget drop to just .2 per cent of gross […]