Aid Australias role in the region

Australia provides aid because a) it can b) it should. As a rich country we have an

obligation to contribute to our neighbors. The basic promise behind aid is
contribution will be used to improve the standard of living of the recipient
country. Australia provides aid via a number of types direct, bi-lateral, multi-
lateral. This is controlled, in the main by AusAID. It can be long or short-term in
nature ( aid to PNG on an on-going basis. Aid to Indonesia post-2004 tsunami).
This can improve the quality of life of the nations, which receive the aid and
mitigate potential problems for Australia. However, there is always an issue
regarding aid-how much gets to where it is needed?