Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question without notice is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Carr. Does the minister acknowledge the concerns of the Movement to End Poverty and of the 1,000 young people engaged in the campaign of the Oaktree Foundation, the Make Poverty History coalition and the Micah Challenge about the government and the coalition dragging their feet on financing 0.5 per cent of GNI for overseas aid and also dragging their feet on the Millennium Development Goals? And, if so, will the government identify the specific year in which Australia intends to achieve the goal of 0.7 per cent of gross national income for overseas aid?