almost $3 billion spent on un seat bid, page-19

"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."

Glug - the government has to make decisions about where the foreign aid is spent. I believe that these decisions should be made on a strategic basis not on whether they will get Australia a seat in the UN.

In saying this, I am all for "doing as much good as possible". I question the motives behind giving money to
some of the countries mentioned in the newspaper article.