This is what a President Musk does. Dutton will follow. #DontRiskDutton #auspol #qt #AusVotes25 #USAID #AUSAID

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3lhfjioymps2d

Sad developments in international development aid. Glad I'm no longer working in it
#IDA #usaid #ausaid #dfat

Vanuatu flashback triggered by a #journodon 's story of #AusAid trip there. Your taxi fare on this uncharted island was that you had to perpetually bail the bilge of the dugout canoe. Mooring fees levied by the chief were more expensive... involved sitting around the fire helping his chief technologist disassemble an outboard motor and identify the part number for the impeller C-clip that was missing after the previous visitor's failed repair attempt. And forwarding the order along to Port Villa