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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Foreign aid gets $1.4bn budget boost but Australia still among least generous in OECD

Head and shoulders of Penny Wong
Australian foreign minister Penny Wong has been praised for delivering more aid for the Pacific than promised, part of a $1.4bn boost to the foreign aid budget. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Australia is poised to remain one of the least generous countries in the OECD for foreign aid, despite the Albanese government announcing a $1.4bn increase over four years.

The aid sector warmly welcomed the budget boost, which starts slowly and will be concentrated on the Pacific, but urged the government to rebuild Australia’s standing by going further in next year’s budget.

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