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 1.4k Townsville (C) voters.
26% Increase |
58% Decrease |
20% Increase |
50% Decrease |
5% Increase, but only for countries that have no human rights violations |
4% Decrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit |
3% Decrease, and deny aid to countries that harbour or promote terrorism |
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1% Decrease, and we should not give foreign aid to any countries |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 1.4k Townsville (C) voters.
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Unique answers from Townsville (C) 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
@4ZMGXLP4yrs4Y
Spend less money looking for missing planes
@4ZWHNHP4yrs4Y
Keep same, but only give aid to Pacific Islands/PNG
@B2WGS2X1wk1W
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.
@B2VPWP91wk1W
Maintain - redirect to African nations and support development of the third world. European nations and the west have long exploited African nations.
@B2R8MS42wks2W
Match the spending of other developed countries, and transparency of where and what the funds are going towards
@B2QBWS32wks2W
We should be spending aid money countering the 'belt and road' initiative and furthering Australia's interests.
@9ZTPDVM3mos3MO
Increase, but only to countries that are shown to have proper democratic systems of governance and countries that do not harbor or promote terrorism.
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