Labor MPs play down impact of Australia’s pause in funding for UNRWA in Gaza
by Daniel Hurst and Paul Karp from World news | The Guardian on (#6JE6R)
Backbenchers tell constituents that it would not affect funding for the current year - but did not mention freeze on $6m in emergency top-up funding
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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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