Senate debates

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Questions without Notice

International Development Assistance

2:27 pm

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

I would like to think we will get that transparency. Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Minister, given your concern for Kiribati and Laos that you mentioned this morning and the important projects that we support in those countries, why have you redirected $375 million to offshore processing, away from overseas aid, particularly slashing $50 million from the Pacific and $6 million from Laos, having said that they were important projects?

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