▁the ▁campaign ▁tr end ▁of ▁both ▁major ▁parties ▁critic ising ▁their ▁oppon ent ▁for ▁pl ag iar ism ▁and ▁" me - to o ism ", ▁Labor ▁respond ed ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁copied ▁its ▁policy . ▁ ▁Peter ▁Gar rett ▁was ▁critic ised ▁by ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁when ▁radio ▁announ cer ▁Steve ▁Price ▁revealed ▁Gar rett ▁had ▁said ▁to ▁TV ▁present er ▁Richard ▁Wil kins ▁that , ▁" once ▁we ▁get ▁in ▁we ' ll ▁just ▁change ▁it ▁all " ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁copying ▁Co al ition ▁policies . ▁Gar rett ▁said ▁the ▁comment ▁was ▁made ▁during ▁a ▁" short , ▁j oc ular ▁and ▁cas ual " ▁conversation ▁and ▁Wil kins ▁supported ▁Gar rett ' s ▁response , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁" light - heart ed ▁throw away ▁line ". ▁ ▁Tim ▁Cost ello , ▁director ▁of ▁World ▁V ision ▁Australia ▁and ▁Peter ▁Cost ello ' s ▁brother , ▁critic ised ▁Australia ' s ▁ranking ▁of ▁ 1 9 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁O E CD ▁countries ▁for ▁provision ▁of ▁over se as ▁aid , ▁and ▁for ▁government ▁unw illing ness ▁to ▁increase ▁its ▁policy ▁of ▁ 0 . 3 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁national ▁G DP ▁to ▁match ▁Labor ' s ▁commit ment ▁of ▁ 0 . 5 ▁per ▁cent . ▁Howard ▁said ▁his ▁party ▁planned ▁to ▁lift ▁the ▁rate ▁to ▁ 3 . 5 ▁per ▁cent . ▁ ▁Comment ators ▁pron ounced ▁Peter ▁Cost ello ▁and ▁Wayne ▁Sw an ' s ▁debate ▁on ▁