US to partner with Australia, Papua New Guinea on Manus Island naval base

Hi raider

It is not "foreign aid" that should be questioned it is where it goes and what conditions are placed upon it, or the lack thereof.

For many years Radio Australia was the voice that all our neighbours wanted to hear as a basically non political reasonable accurate reporting of the news amongst the plethora of brainwashing on the others. ( that was of course before the ABC become an outlet for the Labor Party) we made and kept many friends in our area due to that outlet. But it is no more, so we have to do it in a different way

What should be questioned is why we have and continue to give money blindly to so many countries outside our sphere
All those countries far away who do not love us because we give them money.

Our neighbours are the true peoples who need our help

On the bright side raider, at least the opportunity, which was sped up by TA, for China to reveal it's real hand gives us the knowledge to know which way to move rather than guess.