In recent times, we have seen so many empty promises made by Canberra to PNG. In the case of the Manus Refugee Processing Centre, Australia promised PNG would benefit, and the people of Manus would benefit to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. That has been a lie told by then Australian Prime Minister. Recent Newspaper adverts taken out by Australia with glossy figures of PNG benefits are all a calculated sham. The main contractors earning 90% of the contracts are all Australian and British companies on Manus, and off Manus. At a time with a very high budget deficit and the Abbott government struggling to meet its own balance of payments, Julie Bishop has not told us where this extra $250 Million is going to come from. We can only assume it is from budgeted aid funds. It is not clear whether the $250 Million is part of the normal $300 Million aid to PNG or not. The Abbott government upon election abolished Ausaid, and parked all aid funds with Julie Bishop’s Department of Foreign Affairs. That way, she can carry Australia’s aid cheque book around and play Father Christmas/ Salvation Army and Mother Theresa, all rolled in one, all over the Pacific. The PNG and Pacific’s experience of Ausaid has been a bitter-sour one. Australia uses its aid as a control tool of the Pacific countries. It sends in its Briefcase/Suitcase Brigade, commonly known as “consultants” and sucks back every dollar it gives, while in the meantime, it rewires all the politics and economies of the pacific to its advantage. A certain Statesman has branded this “Boomerang Aid”. Today, along with consultants, it sends Australian companies to implement aid projects.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 02:25:23 +0000
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