Claim: The coalition government increased development aid for the Pacific region by 50 per cent.
Fact-check: Did the Morrison government increase Pacific aid 50 per cent?
Verdict: true. including covid-19 relief funding, aid to the pacific was 56 per cent higher in 2021 than in 2013 under labor.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: William Summers
Date published: 2022-04-01T00:00:00