Video: Rudd gives Indonesian schools funding boost

11 Dec 2008
ABC News video.

Education versus the Koran. If I was a betting man, my money would be on the Koran in the long-term as the better predictor of Muslim behaviour. Without some concurrent Islamic reformation (mission impossible), it's probably money down the drain.

Australia funding hate education of Palestinians

November 26, 2008
Janet Albrechtsen

The irony is that this hate education is funded by the West, by countries that pour money into the PA who use it to glorify terrorism and to twist young minds against Israel, and peace. Countries such as Australia. Last year in Ramallah, headquarters of Fatah, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith lauded one of the first acts of the new Labor Government as being a pledge of $45million to the Palestinian people and $7.5m going directly to the PA. Does the minister know how the PA is using Western money?

Hillary Clinton knows about the direct flow of Western money into Fatah’s sewer of hate education. Last year she launched PMW’s latest report and pointed out the consequences of the toxic indoctrination of children: “We cannot build a peaceful, stable, safe future on such a hate-filled violent and radical foundation.”

Rudd signs first of Pacific development agreements

Aug 20, 2008

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has signed the first of a series of development agreements with Pacific Island nations.

Together for the Pacific Islands Forum in Niue, Mr Rudd and Papua New Guinea's Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare put their signatures to an agreement which Mr Rudd says will bring significant benefits to the country.

However, he also says Australia needs to see progress from all countries he will sign agreements with.

"This recasts our entire development assistance relationship with these countries on one core principle - mutual responsibility," he said.

"We'll continue to support these countries in a co-operative framework but on the condition that we see measurable improvement over time in the key development indicators...

This afternoon Mr Rudd will sign a similar agreement with Samoa and says he is working his way through six more agreements with countries in the region.