You could not even buy the pipe for that.
Shadow Minister,
It was probably a chinese pipe seeing that Paul1405 had something to do with it. I don't think the aid to Fiji actually goes to Fijians, it's probably divided up between all the Indians businesses there.
Seriously though, all foreign aid has to do with the donor getting something for it other than just more invitations to donate. If our federal Govt were to think practically, they could revive some manufacturing here by making goods for foreign aid. That way Australians & the receivers of the goods would benefit.

Shadow, they didn't have a high priced do nothing consultant like you on the job, so there is a big saving to start with.

Dean Acheson, one of the wise old men who told the warmongers in the White House to stop delivering aid to the Vietnamese people in the form of bombs which America was using to kill innocent men, women and children.

The Usual Suspects on here don't believe in humanitarian aid for the poor in third world countries, according to them, we can't afford it. But they are all for spending billions on the war budget, so we can go and blow the crap out of the same poor unfortunates.

Paul,

So Krudd spending nearly $1bn lining the pockets of dictators and strongmen in the 3rd world in order to buy votes is what you would consider good value for money for our taxpayers?

The reality is that the vast majority of foreign aid is pissed against the wall, and morons like the greens simply don't care as long as they are virtue signalling.

individual,

"If our federal Govt were to think practically, they could revive some manufacturing here by making goods for foreign aid. That way Australians & the receivers of the goods would benefit."

Now, now, that's enough of that; talking sense will never do!!

Shadow, you make a claim, //The reality is that the vast majority of foreign aid is pissed against the wall//

The reality is its one of your unsubstantiated claims. How about some facts to back it up.
You would much rather see big taxpayer handouts to the crooks at the big end of town so they can line their pockets

Paul1405,
I seem to recall some TV news many years ago when Malcolm Fraser was the head of some charity & he flew around in first class visiting the poor. Someone might have more info on this. Do you think this sort of thing has stopped by now or are they still behaving like this ?