Budget highlights 2017-18

Foreign Affairs and Trade Budget Highlights infographic. $399.7 million for humanitarian and protracted crises to provide rapid life saving assistance to those in need. $231.2 million on overseas representation to continue Australia's diplomatic presence in Iraq and Afghanistan to combat terrorism and promote stability and development. $100.0 million over three years for humanitarian assistance to Iraq to support the humanitarian needs of the people of Iraq and to stabilise those areas newly liberated from

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2017-18 Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio Budget Statements, including funding for portfolio agencies Austrade, EFIC, ACIAR, ASIS and Tourism Australia.

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Media release from the Minister for Foreign Affairs: 2017 Foreign Affairs Budget
Media release from the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment: Supporting Australia's exporters and tourism businesses

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) will receive an appropriation of $5.1 billion for the 2017-18 financial year, including $3.7 billion in administered funding, and $1.5 billion in departmental funding.

The department will receive $231.2 million over two years to continue our diplomatic presence in Kabul and Baghdad. These embassies play a critical role in supporting our efforts to combat ISIS and to delivering our development and humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan and Iraq. Following a whole-of-government review of overseas allowances, key components of overseas allowances will be standardised for all government agencies that have employees posted overseas.

The 2017-18 Official Development Assistance Budget

The Australian Government will provide an estimated $3.9 billion in total Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2017-18. This makes Australia approximately the 13th highest donor amongst the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Australia is maintaining its strong commitment to the Indo-Pacific region with over 90 per cent of Australia's bilateral and regional aid delivered to this region.

Additional information can be found in the 2017-18 Australian Aid Budget Summary [PDF 13.7 MB].

Australian Aid Budget Summary 2017-18

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Australian Aid Budget Summary 2017-18 [PDF 13.7 MB]

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Table 1: Australian ODA allocations by country, regional and global programs

Program	2016-17 Budget Estimate $m	2017-18 Budget Estimate $m
Papua New Guinea¹	477.3	472.9
Solomon Islands	92.7	92.7
Vanuatu	41.9	41.9
Fiji²	51.0	40.4
Samoa	23.6	23.6
Nauru	21.2	21.2
Kiribati	20.2	20.2
Tonga	17.6	17.6
Tuvalu	6.6	6.6
Cook Islands	1.9	1.9
Niue and Tokelau	1.8	1.8
North Pacific	5.0	5.0
Pacific Regional	149.8	166.4
Pacific Total	910.6	912.3
Indonesia	296.0	296.0
Timor-Leste	68.0	68.0
Philippines	67.0	67.0
Cambodia	62.4	62.4
Vietnam	58.4	58.4
Myanmar	42.1	42.1
Laos	20.6	20.6
Mongolia	5.9	5.9
ASEAN and Mekong	29.6	32.6
South East and East Asia Regional	7.6	8.6
South East and East Asia Total	657.5	661.5
Afghanistan	78.5	80.0
Bangladesh	42.1	42.1
Pakistan	39.4	39.4
Sri Lanka	19.9	19.9
Nepal	15.6	15.6
Bhutan	2.1	2.1
Maldives	1.8	1.8
South and West Asia Regional	17.8	19.8
South and West Asia Total	217.2	220.7
Palestinian Territories	20.5	20.5
Sub-Saharan Africa	31.8	31.8
Africa and the Middle East Total	52.3	52.3
Gender Equality Fund	55.0	55.0
Regional Scholarships and Education	101.8	101.8
Health, Water and Sanitation	62.3	62.3
Infrastructure and Rural Development	40.1	44.5
Governance	10.5	13.8
Fisheries and Agriculture	9.3	9.3
Innovation Fund	50.0	50.0
Disability	12.9	12.9
Direct Aid Program (DAP)	22.0	22.0
Other Cross Regional Programs	22.7	24.9
Cross Regional Programs Total	331.6	341.4
DFAT ODA - Country and Regional Programs	2,224.3	2,242.7
Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness and Response	39.0	39.0
Protracted Crises and Strengthening Humanitarian Action	38.4	78.4
Emergency Fund	130.0	150.0
Global Humanitarian Partnerships	132.3	132.3
Humanitarian, Emergencies and Refugees Total	339.7	399.7
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	12.7	12.7
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)	21.0	21.0
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)	9.2	9.2
United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)	4.5	4.5
World Health Organization (WHO)	12.4	12.4
UN Women	7.8	7.8
Commonwealth Organisations	7.2	7.2
Contribution to Global Health Programs³	56.1	134.5
Contribution to Global Education Partnerships³	10.0	15.0
Contribution to Green Climate Fund³	20.0	20.0
Other ODA eligible contributions⁴	37.8	32.9
UN, Commonwealth and Other International Organisations Total	218.7	277.2
Global NGO Programs	130.4	132.4
Australian Volunteers Program	39.6	42.6
Community Engagement and International Research	8.4	8.4
NGO, Volunteer and Community Programs Total	178.4	183.4
Cash payments to Multilaterals	401.4	390.6
DFAT ODA - Global Programs	1,118.2	1,251.5
DFAT ODA - Departmental	242.9	248.9
Other Government Departments	300.0	236.8
Adjustments	-57.5	-67.5
Total Australian ODA	3,827.8	3,912.4

1 PNG's allocation includes funding for the Joint Understanding of $49.4m in 2016-17, and $45.0m in 2017-18. The bilateral allocation is $427.9m in both years.

2 Fiji's allocation in 2016-17 includes an additional $16.0m for Tropical Cyclone Winston. $5.4m of this funding was carried forward to 2017-18. Fiji's bilateral allocation is $35.0m in both years.

3 Payments aligned with multi-year replenishment schedule.

4 Includes ODA eligible portions of contributions to the United Nations and other international organisations.

Table 2: Australian ODA by country and region of benefit

Country and Region*	2016-17 Budget Estimate $m	2017-18 Budget Estimate $m
Papua New Guinea	558.3	546.3
Solomon Islands	162.0	142.2
Vanuatu	62.5	69.8
Fiji	76.9	65.6
Samoa	37.8	37.2
Tonga	29.6	30.4
Kiribati	28.7	30.9
Nauru	25.5	25.4
Tuvalu	9.2	8.7
Cook Islands	3.4	3.2
Niue and Tokelau	3.1	2.9
North Pacific	9.8	8.0
Pacific Regional	131.6	127.3
Pacific Total	1,138.4	1,097.8
Indonesia	365.7	356.9
Timor-Leste	93.7	96.1
Cambodia	90.0	87.4
Vietnam	83.6	84.2
Philippines	81.9	85.0
Myanmar	59.8	66.4
Laos	40.7	42.3
Mongolia	10.0	10.9
South East and East Asia Regional	62.3	53.8
South-East and East Asia Total	887.7	883.0
Afghanistan	82.7	80.9
Bangladesh	56.1	57.9
Pakistan	47.0	47.1
Nepal	34.0	31.9
Sri Lanka	27.5	27.7
Bhutan	7.3	9.2
Maldives	5.3	3.8
South and West Asia Regional	23.0	25.4
South and West Asia Total	282.8	283.9
Palestinian Territories	43.6	43.8
Middle East and North Africa	51.8	101.6
Sub-Saharan Africa	89.5	108.2
Africa and the Middle East Total	184.9	253.6
Latin America and the Caribbean Total	11.0	5.9
Core contributions to multilateral organisations and other ODA not attributable to particular countries or regions	1,322.9	1,388.1
Total Australian ODA	3,827.8	3,912.4

* This table shows total Australian ODA from all agencies and programs attributable to partner countries and regions. This includes DFAT country program allocations, flows from DFAT regional and global programs, and expenditure by other government departments and agencies. Funding allocated to the Gender Equality Fund and humanitarian Emergency Fund at Budget is distributed to appropriate country and regional programs to reflect actual and planned expenditure.

Table 3: ODA delivered by Other Government Departments

Department/Agency	2017-18 Budget Estimate $m
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research	106.2
Agriculture	6.5
Attorney General's	1.6
Immigration and Border Protection	0.9
Australian Federal Police	74.2
Communications	1.0
Employment	9.0
Environment	0.8
Finance	0.6
Health	10.5
Reserve Bank of Australia	0.1
Treasury	24.4
States and Territories	1.1
Total	236.8

Last Updated: 8 May 2017

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