Belly,

The world is a very imperfect place and the people that inhabit same including ourselves are also less than perfect.
That said we should still strive to be the best we can and that includes helping those in need despite the many failings of aid programs.
No doubt thought should be given to the best and most efficient use of aid.

Take it easy.

SD

Australian Foreign Aid to Indonesia supports their terrorist activities in West Papua, just as it did in East Timor.

The Timorese and West Papuans were tortured and murdered by Indonesian Military Forces and in the case of the latter it is still going on.
See: http://www.smh.com.au/world/west-papuans-tortured-terrorised-20131006-2v2ae.html

Why should our tax money go to support murdering, torturing terrorists?

When you are selfish, and greedy, you need to justify that position to yourself and others, rather than come out and say the unpalatable "I'm a selfish, greedy B and I don't want to share my wealth with anyone, particularly people I don't know and don't particularly like." One needs to create a pseudo version of reality. Since what they are is unpalatable, even to them in most cases, they need to create this "justification", and the best way is to concoct a line that is acceptable to themselves. When it comes to foreign aid for the likes of children, and the thought of not giving to children, no matter who they are, is unpalatable to even the above, one simply substitutes for the child a thieving local official who is stealing the aid, or an incompetent bureaucrat who is wasting the aid, etc. In this way the selfish greedy person has now justified their position and they can sleep soundly at night knowing their position is fully justified by what is the "reality".

For those who are interested here is the AusAID site and where out aid dollars are spent.

http://www.ausaid.gov.au/makediff/Pages/default.aspx

Paul1405 - The link does not say what the salary of the bosses is or what other benefits they get.

Also it fails to say how much goes to the needy as opposed to how much goes in administration etc.

Belly,
Just a follow up to my previous posts.
I am not some innocent viewing things from afar. I knew East Timor pre Indonesia in its Portuguese days. I lived in New Guinea for a time, spent time in the Philippines, work related. Saw how things worked in many other less than desirable locations in various parts of the world but also saw the poverty and hardship endured by many.
You do your best in a less than perfect environment, that is the way of things.
To do anything else is a cop out.

Take it easy.

SD

Phil, so you can sleep easy at night knowing you are doing your bit, just believe what you want, it all goes to the "Mafia" in the countries designated.
Yep. when I was in Fiji, they were not vaccinating children, it was all being handed out to the local warlords. If I was you I would feel totally justified opposing foreign aid on the grounds its going to the wrong people, into the hands of fat cats and warlords.
Phil your not alone, the usual suspects here are lining up as well in opposition. The same folk who will happily support billions being spent on war in one third world country after another, and at the same time oppose the vaccination of children on the grounds the money is being wasted.