Australia Has Many Global And Regional Links With Other Countries
Australia has many global and regional links with other countries in the world. A positive link that Australia has with other countries is International Aid. Aid provides new markets for Australia to import and export to, reduces poverty and provides better access to educational and medical services for those in need. But giving aid can encourage a ‘culture of dependence’ and aid can be distributes in the wrong way or to the wrong people.
The Australian Government provides aid to developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region and all across the globe. Australia’s development assistance program is centered around the promotion of economic growth, creating better relationships with countries worldwide and good governance in the Asia-Pacific …show more content…
Aid funds are used to train people in health so that they can set up hospitals and don’t have to rely on Aid from Australia. The aid funds are also used to set up hospitals and health clinics in developing countries. The result of using aid funds to train teachers and set up school is that there has been a great increase in the amount of children attending school, setting up a good future for themselves and their country. Once these children have this knowledge they can pass it on to their children when they grow up or they can get a job and feed themselves, this results in a decrease in poverty. This is a great outcome that the aid program has had on these nations and sets up a good future for further …show more content…
They have been accused of using aid money to commercialize Australian businesses in foreign countries. Australia has been giving money to specific programs in Papua New Guinea that involve Australian businesses. Some non-government organizations have alleged that Australia has been using aid money to build markets for Australian Products. AID/WATCH claims that Australia is selling good up 25% more than if they bought these products from local sources. Another concern is that the Aid money is going to wealthy people as a result of corruption and the people in need are not the ones receiving the help. Foreign aid is a good positive program when its used in the correct, fair way. When is used unfairly or incorrectly it becomes a problem and is not a positive look for
The Australian Government provides aid to developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region and all across the globe. Australia’s development assistance program is centered around the promotion of economic growth, creating better relationships with countries worldwide and good governance in the Asia-Pacific …show more content…
Aid funds are used to train people in health so that they can set up hospitals and don’t have to rely on Aid from Australia. The aid funds are also used to set up hospitals and health clinics in developing countries. The result of using aid funds to train teachers and set up school is that there has been a great increase in the amount of children attending school, setting up a good future for themselves and their country. Once these children have this knowledge they can pass it on to their children when they grow up or they can get a job and feed themselves, this results in a decrease in poverty. This is a great outcome that the aid program has had on these nations and sets up a good future for further …show more content…
They have been accused of using aid money to commercialize Australian businesses in foreign countries. Australia has been giving money to specific programs in Papua New Guinea that involve Australian businesses. Some non-government organizations have alleged that Australia has been using aid money to build markets for Australian Products. AID/WATCH claims that Australia is selling good up 25% more than if they bought these products from local sources. Another concern is that the Aid money is going to wealthy people as a result of corruption and the people in need are not the ones receiving the help. Foreign aid is a good positive program when its used in the correct, fair way. When is used unfairly or incorrectly it becomes a problem and is not a positive look for