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Australian projects tackling climate change and poverty in Indo-Pacific ‘in limbo’ after Trump halts USAid

China could ‘pick up the slack’ and increase its influence in the region after Doge funding freeze

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2025

China switches from loans to grants in Pacific

A new Pacific aid profile shows a downturn in assistance to the region, with development partners offering 18 per cent less in 2022 than the previous year.

AAP · Nov 20, 2024

Pacific Islands the world’s most aid-reliant region, report finds

Australia is the largest donor to the islands, providing about 40 percent of total development finance from 2008-2021.

Al Jazeera · Oct 30, 2023

Record support during Covid and declining funding from China: what new data on Pacific aid reveals

Lowy Institute’s Pacific Aid Map charts thousands of projects and activities from 67 donor entities, including Australia and the US

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2022

Aid spending soared to record level in Pacific islands as COVID-19 hit

A record $3.3 billion in aid flowed to the Pacific islands in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, a 33% increase on the previous year, according to a report released by the Lowy Institute think-tank on Monday.

Reuters · Oct 30, 2022

China's presence in the Pacific is nothing new — Beijing has been developing in the region for decades

China's presence in the Pacific has been thrown into the spotlight following a controversial pact with Solomon Islands. But Beijing's involvement in the Pacific is nothing new.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022

Penny Wong says annual aid to Solomon Islands is 28 per cent lower on average under the Coalition than it was under Labor. Is she correct?

Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong says the Coalition has spent 28 per cent less on development assistance to the Solomon Islands than Labor did when last in government. Is that correct?

ABC News · May 4, 2022