Opposition Chief Peter Dutton has known as on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to sack International Minister Penny Wong if she decides to reverse the federal government’s determination to pause $6 million of funding to the United Nations company for Palestinains in Gaza, after allegations 12 of its workers could have been concerned within the October 7 terrorist assaults.
Final week, nations together with Australia, the US, Canada, Britain, Finland and Italy briefly halted funding to UNRWA because it investigates workers being concerned within the Hamas assaults on southern Israel.
Opposition Chief Peter Dutton and International Minister Penny Wong.Credit score: 9
On Thursday, Wong indicated UNRWA is without doubt one of the solely help organisations to Gaza and the Australian authorities was critical about making an attempt to make sure fewer kids are ravenous.
Dutton slammed Wong’s place, saying if she decides to reinstate the help funding she ought to not be overseas minister.
“If the overseas minister is directing Australian taxpayers’ cash to an organisation recognized to be a entrance – or affiliated or related to – a terrorist organisation, her job is totally untenable,” he stated.
“If the prime minister had the power of management, he would rise up and say that the Australian taxpayer cash just isn’t going to a terrorist organisation.
If Penny Wong is now advocating, realizing that this cash goes to an organisation not match for objective, if that’s her argument, then the prime minister ought to sack her.”
