Australia's foreign aid boost

Updated May 14, 2008 19:51:04

The Australian government has given the aid community a budget shot in the arm, kicking in half a billion Australian dollars towards overseas assistance.

Presenter: Tom Fayle
Speaker: Paul O'Callaghan, head of the Australian Council for International Development; Parliamentary secretary for international development Bob McMullan; Jenny Hayward-Jones, Australia's Lowy Institute.