why the reverse? oh wayne swan is talking, page-10

Trader, he first came out talking about how strong the economy is (which he must repeat in any speech or conversation that he give at least three times) and how we are going to face so many global changes and disasters (aren't we already facing a disaster called The Labour party) if labor does not implement their carbon tax. The usual crap. Then some guy came on to talk about issues with the starving in the Horn of Africa.

This guy came out and said how great it was of labor to give 80 million in aid to the stricken area (funny I though it was our money, not labors). I am all for helping out countries like this. I do not want to see any nation go through what they are going through. But why not have a policy that with all foreign aid we give out we chip in the same amount to the australian pensioners who are struggling to make ends meet, or so many others here who facing hard time thanks to this government.