Indonesia is the largest recipient of Australian
aid, and Australia is the fourth-largest donor of foreign aid to Indonesia.
Australian aid to Indonesia was worth $541.6
million in 2012–13, and is expected to grow to $646.8 million the following
year.
Australia's aid efforts in Indonesia primarily focus on
education, sustainable development and effective governance.
Recent AusAID programs have included
funding for the construction and improvement of Islamic schools, a roads improvement project for
eastern Indonesia, and the Indonesia Infrastructure Initiative, designed to
improve water, sanitation, and transport infrastructure.
A report by the Australian National Audit Office into
Australia's infrastructure programs found that although effective, they lacked
explicit strategies for engagement in the sector, and did not effectively
manage key risks, contributing to delays in the program's implementation.
Aside from humanitarian efforts to combat poverty and
rebuild the tsunami-affected areas, development programs also include economic
reforms and political governance in supporting anti-corruption measures in the
parliamentary and electoral institutions and also in the financial sectors.
Considering Indonesia’s lack of interest in
assisting curtail the tens of thousands of boat people who fly into Indonesia
and then, assisted by corrupt local officials, sail to Australia, then this Aid
should be discontinued.
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