We have also refocussed the program to improve the quality of Australia’s aid and to make it more accountable. Our record on international development assistance stands in stark contrast to that of the Coalition. Throughout the former Coalition Government’s term of office, the Coalition’s contribution to foreign aid averaged only 0.27 per cent of Gross National Income, and hit a low of 0.25 per cent.
in favour of protectionism, for example tariffs, export subsidies