Published: February 26, 2019
Canberra criticised for not increasing aid after local company received $36m for Saudi exports
Aid groups have slammed Australia’s “bizarre” decision not to increase its $23m aid contribution to war-torn Yemen amid revelations a Canberra defence company had received a $36m taxpayer subsidy towards its military exports to Saudi Arabia.
The United Nations is rattling the tin at an international conference in Geneva urging countries to stump up billions to support 24 million Yemenis or 80% of the population in humanitarian need.
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