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Greens say Australia needs to step up and really commit' to aiding rebuilding in Nepal

David Shoebridge, the Greens' spokesperson on foreign affairs, told RN Breakfast earlier the Australian commitment of $5m for affected communities in Nepal won't come close to touching the sides" of the calamity.

I think Australia needs to step up and really commit to helping rebuild. This is a country with minimal spare resources. Life is tough in Nepal at most times, but I don't think $5 million comes close to meeting the scale. ...

We also have an obligation to do what we can to meet our targets for carbon and to keep coal and gas in the ground. These things are connected, as much as we don't want them to be. These things are connected, and unless we address that, these kinds of disasters will continue to happen at a more rapid scale.