Heres the full story link.
"Australia dedicates 0.3 per cent of its gross national income to foreign aid each year."
"It's embarrassingly pathetic," Geldof, who was yesterday made an honorary ambassador for Brisbane, said of Australia's foreign aid.""In fact, it's one of the meanest in the world. For a country which keeps boasting about its huge growth - which is absolutely correct, you should boast and be proud of it - is 99.5 per cent not enough for you?"~Bob Geldof
Truthfully, i had no idea our giving was so little. In all seriousness the only time our federal government spends money is tax time or elections! Oh and dont forget the fear that if they even spend a extra cent extra it adds to 'inflation' and rises the interest rate.. we dont let our heads or our hearts rule here in australia.. we let the fear of a recession, the big pop, the higher interest rates rule us.
But government and spending aside. (lets hope governments pull their fingers out) its not like we dont give to local charities, buy christmas presents or tinned food and donate it, shop at op-shops run buy charity organizations. On a personal level i think some of us do really well, and we can do even better! Lets all go bug britney spears! on her 737k month income she only spends $500 on charity, while 4k on takeaway and $16k on clothes etc.. insane!!
i know our lil family here could give more, i know we will be getting another sponsor child soon (Angelina jolie eat your heart out! lol!)
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Bob Geldof shits me on many levels.
Hope it's ok I said that.. it's just a "thing" I've had with him for years... funny how people we've never met can do that to us!
I didn't know you had your own little menagerie of sponsored children!
And as far as bugging Britney Spears for something she has or hasn't done... folk will have to stand in line. She's probably the most criticised and hunted personality of her generation. Jenna often looks up Britney on YouTube and loves her earlier work..and "slimmer Britney".. pre-Children and fiasco's.
i dont know much bout bob. i had thought he was a sir? or has he recently dropped that? he was recently in the news as convincing the micheal hutchence's daughter (tiger-lilly?) to drop her last name? i wonder how old she is now..
britney-pre meltdown/marriages was ok. far better than she is now..
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