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They all need help straight away, and big help, and the country would earn much more than $100 million worth of international goodwill for trying to help.
So Australia should do it. The government has a surplus, they can afford to share some given the severity of the situation. Do it either to win permanent good-relations with many important neighbouring countries, or do it because people badly need help. But it would be money well spent from a scheming strategic liberal-party point of view, because it would buy improved trade etc relations with India, Indonesia, etc.
And it's Christmas - spirit of giving and all that... would anyone really object to the government spending big to help the rescue effort?
A couple hundred million bucks is a lot of money, but the govt has billions spare this year, and if they step up to the plate with a ~$200m donation they will earn the country $2 Billion dollars worth of credit/goodwill throughout the region.
It would either build a new freeway somewhere, or it could rescue thousands of people, so it's not that much money.
So Australia should do it. The government has a surplus, they can afford to share some given the severity of the situation. Do it either to win permanent good-relations with many important neighbouring countries, or do it because people badly need help. But it would be money well spent from a scheming strategic liberal-party point of view, because it would buy improved trade etc relations with India, Indonesia, etc.
And it's Christmas - spirit of giving and all that... would anyone really object to the government spending big to help the rescue effort?
A couple hundred million bucks is a lot of money, but the govt has billions spare this year, and if they step up to the plate with a ~$200m donation they will earn the country $2 Billion dollars worth of credit/goodwill throughout the region.
It would either build a new freeway somewhere, or it could rescue thousands of people, so it's not that much money.

