Australia does have a humanitarian responsibility to provide aid to neighbouring countries who have suffered from economic hardship. Thirdly, our regional security could be at stake if we do not help developing countries who have suffered from economic hardship. Forward planning is our best defence and sound trusting relationships will protect us better than ships, planes and guns. Helping other nations recover from economic misery will protect our short and long term security. Opponents say that we cannot afford to continue to give foreign aid, that they cannot pay us back or that they may even turn round and attack us when we have made them strong.
Friendships are far stronger bonds than enmities.
We have the know-how, we have the experts, we have the capacity to provide aid to neighbouring countries who have suffered from economic hardship. All we need is the political will to tell our government these voter intentions. Hitler's way is not ours. He merely disposed of the mentally ill, gypsies, Jews and others in forced death camps. But we are a welfare society, a compassionate society, a Christian society.