This is part one in a two-part series on Australia’s international humanitarian response to the pandemic.
When COVID-19 struck, Australia quickly restructured its foreign aid budget, redirecting $280 million to assist its Indo-Pacific neighbours -- some of whom were the least pandemic-prepared in the world.
But the money has come from already cash-strapped programs. No new cash has been pledged.
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