http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/taxonomy/term/8069/all en http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2013/09/05/tony-abbott-to-slash-aid-to-worlds-poorest <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>The Coalition’s plan to cut foreign aid by $4.5 billion over 4 years is a kick in the teeth to the 1.2 billion people living on less than $2 a day. </strong></p> <p><strong>Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey’s announcement comes on top of the $5.8 billion worth of aid cuts already signalled by the Labor Government.<br /></strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Both major parties are failing to live up to the promises that all politicians made at the last election – to increase foreign aid spending to 0.5% of gross national income by 2015-16.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/new-south-wales/sydney">Sydney</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/poverty">poverty</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/overseas-aid">overseas aid</a></div></div></div> Thu, 05 Sep 2013 07:43:37 +0000 2060 11775 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal