oxytocin, I did post most people in Australia are prepared to help the less fortunate.
A budget is set aside for foreign aid, hopefully the budget is spread around to do as much good as possible.
This Federal Budget is "supposed" to be a surplus, so in theory foreign aid will not be funded by borrowed money.
Foreign aid is a very small part of the overall budget, I'm sure we can adjust the overall budget to still allow us to help others.
genericmicrobe, yes even helping the Cambodians with their mango supply chains will help poverty in Cambodia. Like the old saying about give a man food or teach him to fish.
