Should Australia increase or decrease foreign aid spending?
In 2014 the Australian government cut the Foreign Aid Budget to $4 billion. This represented a 29% cut of the previous year’s budget of $5.6 billion. According to the treasury the funds would be redirected to Defence and national security. Proponents of aid cuts say the funds are better used for domestic programs and anti-terror efforts on behalf of the military. Opponents of the cuts argue that the current reduction is too drastic and Australia should match the higher aid spending of other developed countries like the UK.
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Response rates from 8.5k Grayndler voters.
39% Increase |
44% Decrease |
32% Increase |
39% Decrease |
7% Increase, but only for countries that have no human rights violations |
4% Decrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit |
2% Decrease, and deny aid to countries that harbour or promote terrorism |
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0% Decrease, and we should not give foreign aid to any countries |
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Unique answers from Grayndler voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@4ZJVB9W4yrs4Y
Decrease, until no Australian citizen is homeless, and everyone can afford heating in winter and cooling in summer, and 3 healthy meals every day
@B2WGS2X2mos2MO
Increase for humanitarian aid, and only provide military aid to entities fighting a purely defensive conflict against a foreign power's encroachments on they're sovereignty. Also ensure that all entities receiving humanitarian aid are distributing it appropriately, and using it for it's intended purposes.
@4ZMGXLP4yrs4Y
Spend less money looking for missing planes
@4ZWHNHP4yrs4Y
Keep same, but only give aid to Pacific Islands/PNG
@B3TZ7VF2wks2W
Keep the same, but deny for countries that promote or harbour terrorism or have human rights violations.
@B3QLRW33wks3W
Do not allow funding to countries with human rights violations or countries that harbour or promote terrorism. The funding should be decreased slightly until our country is more affordable to live in
@B3MLH2K3wks3W
It is humanitarian to help people / families in need and to help protect them from being treated poorly. I am undecided on whether to increase or decrease the money.
@B3DYS434wks4W
i dont have a strong opinion on this at the current moment but id like to know how much we are actually spending
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