The US needs to invest money in trade and foreign aid in the region,as well as defence,the foreign minister will say in a major speech.
“Something has to change in South Sudan because the number of people in need continues to rise every year and the resources continue to decrease.”
Solomon Islands and Kiribati,the two most recent nations to switch diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing,are the greatest beneficiaries.
Penny Wong said the government’s first budget will make Australia “stronger and more influential” in the world through a major increase in aid spending.
It’s a striking moral challenge for Australians given how wealthy we are by global standards.
As the world grapples with the repercussions of the war in Ukraine and the threat of global recession,a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding that threatens up to 20 million people.
With Ukraine’s hospitals desperate for more medical equipment,one Aussie is organising supplies – and an eclectic band of volunteers to get them there.
The island nation’s worst financial crisis has led to crippling shortages of food,fuel and other necessities and a resumption of people fleeing on boats for Australia.
The funding is part of Australia’s overall aid package aimed in part at countering China’s growing influence in the Pacific.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he’ll increase foreign aid spending in the region,as China and East Timor agree to sign a series of new agreements.
China has shown its hand with its latest offering to 10 Pacific nations. We must be ready to defend Melanesian interests as our own.