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Tess Ikonomou

Ukraine energy funds 'more efficient' than sending coal

Australia's foreign minister says extra funding is more effective than shipping coal to Ukraine. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia tipping $20 million into a Ukraine energy support fund is more efficient than shipping coal, the foreign minister says.

Penny Wong has announced a $31 million package for Ukraine's energy and humanitarian needs after pleas from Kyiv for an urgent coal shipment, as Russia bombards its power plants with missile and drone strikes.

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