Australia and the Pacific

Foreign aid to the Pacific

Australians remain overwhelmingly in favour of using aid to fund a range of objectives in Pacific Island countries. Almost all (92%) support providing aid for disaster relief, unchanged from 2022.

The vast majority of Australians favour providing aid ‘to help prevent China from increasing its influence in the Pacific’ (84%) as well as providing aid to the Pacific for ‘long-term economic development’ (83%), both steady on last year. Similarly, eight in ten (80%) support providing Covid-19 vaccines to Pacific Island countries, although this fell six points from last year. Support for climate-related aid to the Pacific remains steady at 76%.

Australia and the Pacific
Foreign aid to the Pacific

Question

Thinking specifically about foreign aid to Pacific Island nations. Would you personally be in favour or against Australia providing aid for the following purpose:

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25%
50%
75%
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Disaster relief

2022

2023

To help prevent China from increasing its influence in the Pacific

2022

2023

Long-term economic development

2022

2023

Covid-19 vaccines

2022

2023

Climate change action

2022

2023