Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

I am aware of ill-informed claims by those who should know better that Australia is now less committed to disaster risk reduction than previously. As I was saying last year, it was $116 million—2.9 per cent. Senator Moore's recent claim that disaster risk reduction expenditure has fallen to 1.4 per cent is not correct. I am shocked, Senator Moore, that you would seek to undermine the confidence of countries who are partners in managing risk reduction and, by implication, in managing disasters in our region. The Turnbull government has not deprioritised disaster risk reduction in our overseas development assistance program. On the contrary, we are building resilience, and resilience has been elevated to one of the six priority areas in the government's aid policy. Integrating disaster risk reduction into Australian aid investments— (Time expired)