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<p>Created page with &quot;With the Turnbull government&#039;s coffers looking healthier, aid groups hope some generosity can finally flow to the world poorest.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The government introduced a temporary f...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>With the Turnbull government's coffers looking healthier, aid groups hope some generosity can finally flow to the world poorest.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The government introduced a temporary freeze last year that would siphon $300 million from the aid budget from mid-2018.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This followed $11.3 billion of cuts since the coalition government came to power in 2013.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Aid spending now equates to about 22 cents in every $100 of gross national income, an historic low.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The peak aid body the Australian Council for International Development insists now that government revenue is up, there is an opportunity to start to repair the aid budget.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Rohingya refugee crisis which has seen 700,000 people flee from [http://burmaadventuretour.com/ myanmar adventure tour] to Bangladesh, cyclone-hit Tonga and a deadly earthquake in Papua New Guinea are among disasters stretching resources of aid groups.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;However, the call to boost aid could be wishful thinking, following speculation of another $400 million a year cut.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Australia is increasingly seen as an unreliable development partner and a fair-weather friend,&quot; ACFID chief executive Marc Purcell told AAP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Aid organisation Micah Australia is also pessimistic.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Our lack of commitment to Australian aid coupled with an absence of any long-term vision for our role in the region means that our soft power is waning, along with our reputation,&quot; spokesman Matt Darvas said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;When will our government believe we have enough so we can start being generous again?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade released its aid performance report, which showed some aid programs in the Pacific were [http://www.ajaxtime.com/?s=struggling struggling] to meet objectives.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;At least 35 per cent of program objectives were considered &quot;at risk&quot; and three per cent off track.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There were problems making progress on health and education outcomes in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga and Nauru.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Advertisement</div>

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