Greens call on Albanese Govt to step up as Trump’s aid freeze crushes Australian aid programs
Greens call on Albanese Govt to step up as Trump’s aid freeze crushes Australian aid programs | Australian Greens Skip to main content Search Get Involved Join Donate Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Get Involved Join Donate Search Our plan Toggle Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Toggle Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Toggle Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement Toggle About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Greens call on Albanese Govt to step up as Trump’s aid freeze crushes Australian aid programs 2025-06-16 Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for International Aid & Global Justice Senator Mehreen Faruqi has called on the Albanese Government to urgently increase Australia’s international aid spending, amid revelations from the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) that Trump’s aid freeze and funding cuts have caused a $400m hit to 120 Australian aid projects.
Projects to help children and combat climate change have been the hardest hit. The Greens support calls from ACFID and others to increase aid to at least 1% of the federal budget. Senator Mehreen Faruqi said: “Trump’s callous aid freeze and funding cuts are devastating the world’s most vulnerable communities and the Albanese Government is letting them get away with it.
“Australia bears ultimate responsibility for the adequacy and stability of our aid program. We have a moral obligation to ensure vulnerable communities aren’t left behind because of Trump’s cruelty. “This is about values.
While the US, UK and others retreat into nationalist austerity and ignore historic obligations to right the wrongs of the past, Australia must show leadership and significantly increase aid spending. “Girls forced out of school and facing the risk of child marriage. Families without clean water.
People going hungry. That’s the brutal cost of Trump’s reckless decisions — our government can’t just shrug and watch from the sidelines. “This government must stop raiding one aid program to patch another up and pretending that’s good enough.
Australia’s international aid is at its lowest level in history, and that is a political choice by the Albanese Government.” Facebook for the Australian Greens YouTube for the Australian Greens X for the Australian Greens Instagram for the Australian Greens Bluesky for the Australian Greens Privacy Members website Your safety Contact us Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action In your language 2025 policy platform Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Federal portfolios Federal media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Upcoming events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Green Magazine All news Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Members website State/territory parties Contact us The Greens acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.
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