Dollars and jobs: foreign aid shake-up targets transactional China

"The objective of Australia's development program is to advance an Indo-Pacific that is peaceful, stable, and prosperous. A region that is predictable - where differences are resolved by international law and norms, and where we can cooperate, trade, and thrive." The review was conducted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and considered interviews with 300 stakeholders as well as 200 written submissions. It said the focus of Australia's aid program must continue to be the Pacific, South-East Asia and South Asia. The new strategy has not been matched with new funding beyond what has already been announced in…