Budget highlights 2018-19

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2018-19 Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio Budget Statements, including funding for portfolio agencies Austrade, EFIC, ACIAR, ASIS and Tourism Australia.

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2018 Foreign Affairs and Trade, Tourism and Investment Budget

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) will receive an appropriation of $5.3 billion for the 2018-19 financial year, including $3.8 billion in administered funding, and $1.5 billion in departmental funding.

The 2018-19 Budget supports the Government's commitment in the Foreign Policy White Paper to open more overseas missions over the next ten years, providing $19.2 million to open a new Consulate-General in Kolkata, India and a new High Commission in Funafuti, Tuvalu. The department will also receive $15.0 million to help deliver more global opportunities for Australian businesses, and $50.3 million over four years to support the Dutch prosecution of those responsible for the downing of MH17, and to assist next-of-kin to participate in the court proceedings. We will also strengthen relationships with our Pacific partners and work together to support the region's stability, security and prosperity. The region will benefit from $1.3 billion in aid in 2018-19 - our highest ever contribution.

The 2018-19 Official Development Assistance Budget

The Australian Government will provide an estimated $4.2 billion in total Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2018-19. This makes Australia approximately the 12th highest donor amongst the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The aid program highlights Australia's ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific region in line with the priorities highlighted in the Foreign Policy White Paper released in November 2017.

Additional information can be found in the 2018-19 Australian Aid Budget Summary [PDF 15.4 MB].

Australian Aid Budget Summary 2018-19

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Australian Aid Budget Summary 2018-19 [PDF 15.4 MB] | [Word 10 MB]

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

Program	2017-18 Budget Estimate $m	2018-19 Budget Estimate $m
Pacific	912.3	1,047.0
Papua New Guinea	472.9	519.5
Solomon Islands	92.7	146.1
Vanuatu	41.9	41.9
Fiji	40.4	35.0
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	166.4	206.6
South East and East Asia	661.5	636.7
Indonesia	296.0	266.4
Timor-Leste	68.0	73.0
Philippines	67.0	67.0
Cambodia	62.4	56.1
Vietnam	58.4	58.4
Myanmar	42.1	42.1
Laos	20.6	20.6
Mongolia	5.9	5.9
ASEAN and Mekong	32.6	32.6
South East and East Asia Regional	8.6	14.6
South and West Asia	220.7	220.7
Afghanistan	80.0	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	19.8	19.8
Africa and the Middle East	52.3	52.3
Sub-Saharan Africa	31.8	31.8
The Middle East and North Africa	20.5	20.5
Indo-Pacific Sectoral Programs	411.4	434.5
Other Sectoral Programs	82.8	143.6
Health, Water and Sanitation	132.3	108.1
Regional Scholarships and Education	101.8	101.8
Infrastructure and Rural Development	44.5	46.0
Innovation Fund	50.0	35.0
Gender Equality Fund	55.0	55.0
DFAT ODA - Country and Regional Programs	2,313.3	2,446.2
Cash Payments to Multilaterals	390.6	358.6
IDA International Development Association	166.3	182.7
ADF Asian Development Fund	166.5	134.7
GEF Global Environment Facility	19.6	17.3
HIPC Heavily Indebted Poor Countries	16.0	16.0
MPMF Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund	4.2	7.8
Other ODA eligible contributions	18.0
Humanitarian, Emergencies and Refugees	399.7	409.7
Emergency Fund	150.0	150.0
Global Humanitarian Partnerships	132.3	133.5
Protracted Crises and Strengthening Humanitarian Action	78.4	87.2
Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness and Response	39.0	39.0
NGO, Volunteer and Community Programs	183.4	186.6
Global NGO Programs	132.4	135.6
Australian Volunteers Program	42.6	42.6
Community Engagement and International Research	8.4	8.4
UN, Commonwealth and Other International Organisations	207.2	219.9
Contribution to Global Health Programs	64.5	65.0
Other ODA eligible contributions	32.9	44.9
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)	21.0	21.0
Contribution to Green Climate Fund	20.0	19.2
Contribution to Global Education Partnerships	15.0	16.0
United Nations Development Fund (UNDP)	12.7	12.7
World Health Organization (WHO)	12.4	12.4
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)	9.2	9.2
UN Women	7.8	7.8
Commonwealth Organisations	7.2	7.2
United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)	4.5	4.5
DFAT ODA - Global Programs	1,180.8	1,174.7
Other Government Departments	236.8	204.0
Other Government Departments - AIIB		161.1
DFAT ODA - Departmental	248.9	255.2
Adjustments	-67.5	-80.1
Total Australian ODA	3,912.4	4,161.1

Table 2: Total Australian ODA by country and region of benefit

Country and Region*	2017-18 Budget Estimate $m	2018-19 Budget Estimate $m
Papua New Guinea	546.3	572.2
Solomon Islands	142.2	187.0
Vanuatu	69.8	62.3
Fiji	65.6	58.1
Samoa	37.2	35.5
Tonga	30.4	27.9
Kiribati	30.9	29.4
Nauru	25.4	25.9
Tuvalu	8.7	9.7
Cook Islands	3.2	3.4
Niue and Tokelau	2.9	2.9
North Pacific	8.0	7.9
Pacific Regional	127.3	261.3
Pacific Total	1,097.8	1,283.6
Indonesia	356.9	316.2
Timor-Leste	96.1	91.8
Cambodia	87.4	83.6
Vietnam	84.2	84.2
Philippines	85.0	85.4
Myanmar	66.4	76.9
Laos	42.3	41.3
Mongolia	10.9	9.6
South East and East Asia Regional	53.8	238.3
South-East and East Asia Total	883.0	1,027.2
Afghanistan	80.9	80.2
Bangladesh	57.9	59.8
Pakistan	47.1	49.2
Nepal	31.9	30.6
Sri Lanka	27.7	28.6
Bhutan	9.2	7.0
Maldives	3.8	2.6
South and West Asia Regional	25.4	26.9
South and West Asia Total	283.9	284.8
Middle East and North Africa	145.4	137.4
Sub-Saharan Africa	108.2	121.1
Africa and the Middle East Total	253.6	258.5
Latin America and the Caribbean Total	5.9	5.9
Core contributions to multilateral organisations and other ODA not attributable to particular countries or regions	1,388.1	1,301.2
Total Australian ODA	3,912.4	4,161.1

* 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	Aid delivered directly from Budget Measures $m	Aid delivered in partnership with DFAT $m	Total $m
Agriculture and Water Resources	6.4	0.5	6.9
Attorney General's Department	1.7	7.1	8.9
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research	107.1	15.3	122.4
Australian Federal Police	38.6	6.5	45.1
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation	-	3.3	3.3
Communications and the Arts	1.0	0.8	1.8
Department of Home Affairs	3.1	0.4	3.5
Environment and Energy	1.0	0.6	1.6
Finance	0.4	0.7	1.1
Health	11.0	0.3	11.3
Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities	-	1.8	1.8
Jobs and small Business	8.5	4.8	13.3
Prime Minister and Cabinet	-	0.6	0.6
Treasury Portfolio	185.9	0.1	186.0
Other Government Departments (Australian)	0.1	1.5	1.6
States and Territories	0.3	1.5	1.8
Total ODA delivered by Other Government Departments*	365.1	45.8	410.9

Last Updated: 8 May 2018

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