The funding is part of a $31 million energy and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced a $31 million aid package for Ukraine's energy and humanitarian needs. Wong made the announcement on Friday after the Ukrainian government requested an urgent shipment of coal, as Russia bombards Ukraine's power plants with missile and drone strikes.
" Opposition foreign affairs spokesperson Simon Birmingham said Australia's responsiveness to Ukraine's requests should be swift, not "drawn out and delayed". "Ukraine's request for coal gathered dust in Australia through one long, cold winter and the Albanese government needs to explain how this funds transfer is preferable to giving the actual coal that Ukraine asked for," he said.
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