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Daniel Hurst and Paul Karp

Labor MPs play down impact of Australia’s pause in funding for UNRWA in Gaza

United Nations UNRWA Labor United States Australia Gaza Penny Wong Mehreen Faruqi Greens Coalition
Palestinians gather to receive flour bags distributed by UNRWA in Rafah in southern Gaza
Palestinians gather to receive flour bags distributed by UNRWA in Rafah in southern Gaza. Australia has frozen an additional $6m in aid to UNRWA after allegations that a number of staff were involved in the 7 October attacks on Israel. Photograph: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Labor backbenchers have privately played down the impact of Australia’s pause in funding to a key UN agency delivering aid to Gaza, with one MP denouncing “misinformation underpinning some online media and email campaigns”.

An email from Lisa Chesters, the federal MP for Bendigo, gives an insight into how Labor members are responding to concerns from constituents about the effect of the freeze on $6m in recently announced funding to UNRWA.

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