'The poor have been forgotten': Budget cuts foreign aid again

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The total amount of overseas aid will drop from $4.16 billion in 2018/19 to $4.04 billion in the upcoming financial year.

Australia's foreign aid budget will drop again despite record spending on Pacific nations.

"The government's Pacific 'step-up' has come from the existing aid envelope resulting in a 'step-down' in other parts of the world," Australian Council for International Development boss Marc Purcell said on Tuesday night.

 

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