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Could do better: Australia's contribution to global development score rises

Development contribution goes beyond simply aid

Aid is seen onboard an Australian RAAF C-17 Globemaster aircraft departing Amberley Airbase in Brisbane on March 17, 2015. Source: AAP

Australia has climbed up the ranking of the world's richest countries contributing to global development. But it's a slight achievement: in jumping four spots to 14th it remains among the bottom half of the world's 27 richest countries. The 2018 Commitment to Development Index has been released ((1400 Tue 18 Sept)) by the Center for Global Development.


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By Charlotte Lam

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Australia has climbed up the ranking of the world's richest countries contributing to global development. But it's a slight achievement: in jumping four spots to 14th it remains among the bottom half of the world's 27 richest countries. The 2018 Commitment to Development Index has been released ((1400 Tue 18 Sept)) by the Center for Global Development.


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