Australia will put climate change and local jobs at the centre of its international aid programme. From next year, half of new aid investments worth over R37 million, will include a climate change objective. The shift in Australia's aid policy is a response to geostrategic competition and China's security ambitions in the region. For climate change news and analysis, go to News24 Climate Future. Australia will put climate change and local jobs at the centre of its international aid programme, in a policy overhaul designed to compete with China's infrastructure-building in the region.

Source: News 24 August 08, 2023 05:02 UTC