article_snippet: And of course Julie Bishop was the great initiator of, and we will be forever thankful, the Expenditure Review Committee and the Expenditure Review Committee has endured much to the chagrin of my colleagues and the Expenditure Review Committee is one of Julie Bishop
article_snippet: The cabinet committee is in charge of finding budget cuts across the government and has in the past taken a blade to the May Budget.
article_snippet: There have also been reports of concerns among some in the Liberal Party that cabinet members have been deliberately leaking against Ms Bishop to head off Ms Bishop leadership prospects.
article_snippet: There are suggestions there will be a small cut to foreign aid in the May budget on top of the $140 million allotted to "InnovationXchange", a new project focusing on how Australia provides funds to disadvantaged countries, announced by the Foreign Minister.
article_snippet: Ms Bishop Ms Bishop challenged opposition MPs to 'look into opposition MPs hearts' and support the $5 billion in other budget cuts Labor had proposed in government but were now resisting.
highlights_snippet: The Foreign Minister used The Foreign Minister time on the floor to honour the late PM claiming 'The Foreign Minister was the great initiator of the expenditure review committee'
  
highlights_snippet: There are reports of another rift in the Coalition ranks with apparent plans to cut foreign aid in the May budget .