Australia's foreign aid boost

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Updated May 15, 2008 10:31:57

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 McMullen; Jenny Hayward-Jones, Australia's Lowy Institute.

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