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Foreign aid to the Pacific

−1 from 2022

In 2023, 92% were in favour of Australia providing aid for disaster relief.

Question Foreign aid to the Pacific

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

This question was last asked in 2023.

  1. 0%
  2. 25%
  3. 50%
  4. 75%
  5. 100%
Disaster relief
2022
2023
93
7
92
7
To help prevent China from increasing its influence in the Pacific
2022
2023
82
16
84
15
Long-term economic development
2022
2023
84
15
83
16
Covid-19 vaccines
2022
2023
86
14
80
19
Climate change action
2022
2023
75
25
76
23
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2023 observation

Australians remain overwhelmingly in favour of using aid to fund a range of objectives in Pacific Islands 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 Islands countries, although this fell six points from last year. Support for climate-related aid to the Pacific remains steady at 76%.

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