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Australia has come 12th on an index that ranks wealthy nations according to how their policies affect poorer countries, performing strongly on trade but placed second to last on its stance on the environment.
The 2014 commitment to development index, compiled by the US thinktank the Center for Global Development (CGD), found Australia was second only to New Zealand on trade policies due to the low tariffs on imports from developing countries. Australia was also praised for its role in peacekeeping efforts.
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“We should stop thinking of development policies as sacrifices that rich countries need to make for poor countries”, said Owen Barder, the director of CGD’s Europe office and author of the index.
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