Senate debates Questions without Notice

Budget


Bob Carr

Bob Carr NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs

2:25 pm

I think the world respects a nation that, despite the pressures of the economic situation, finds the money to increase its aid budget, as we have done. That commands respect. I think the value we get from our national reputation for the way we deliver aid and our focus on aid—aid effectiveness—stands Australia in enormously good stead.

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