House Finance Committee calls for ‘adequate level’ of foreign aid in next budget 

MPs are sending a message to the federal government to not neglect foreign aid amid global retreat, say observers.
The House Finance Committee has urged the government to protect the 'integrity' of foreign aid as Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai has linked international development with trade.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY NEIL MOSS
October 14, 2026

Ahead of the looming federal budget, the House Finance Committee is endorsing an “adequate level” of funding for foreign aid after the previous year’s deep cut.

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