Shadow Minister my opening post demanded far better outcomes from todays lost aid, in fact like even our own charities here at home you just can not trust those holding power over it, reform how aid is used and by who, but that is not a case for cutting aid, I truly FEAR a reader from overseas dropping in to read our thoughts may well go away thinking this country thinks as we say we do here, hope not,because some of us look Trump like.
to even think we should withdraw from international aid is in my view saying we are not quite human my country first if adopted by the west, would kill millions

This reminds me when about ten years ago in an indigenous community, some kids came to my door asking for a donation so their teacher could take them for a skiing holday to NZ.
Mind you, most that class's parents worked in the public service on pay double to mine.
Anyhow, i asked the kids how much people donated on average & was told 5 or 10 Dollars.
I said "if you mow my lawn I give you 50 Dollars."
They just looked at each other & left without saying anything.

//you, most that class's parents worked in the public service on pay double to mine.//

Indy,how often did you check pay packets, fortnightly, monthly?

Gee so those children of our first nation are foreigners indy?maybe we here are just a mens shed for rather grumpy old men? aid is a tool humanity uses to help those who need it, unless we talk of this governments 50 million gift to Cambodia to house one or was it two refugees, we seem not to want to see it but humanity is one species and wanting to help is still a basic for those of us who can

Indy,how often did you check pay packets, fortnightly, monthly?
Paul1405,
The pay staff let it slip quite regularly how much the useless bureaucrats were earning plus their allowances. I'm sure you know as you sound like you're one of them, what sort of Dollars come fluttering through the office windows of Govt & LG bureaucrats.
Paul, I'll take this opportunity to inform you that from now on I will not enter into any more discussion with you until such time you display some integrity & responsibility as should be the norm for a resident of this country. If all you have is opportunistic queries but fail considerably in answering questions, then you're not only wasting your time but mine as well.

Gee so those children of our first nation are foreigners indy?
Belly,
if you consider the children of Samoans, Loyalty islanders, New Guineans, Maoris mixed with indigenous then you have a valid query.