Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I acknowledge the senator did ask these questions in estimates, and I also acknowledge he has raised this with me and I have not had the opportunity in the hours since yesterday afternoon to check on his request on this fund. I will ascertain precisely. I have just asked my office to provide a response to the aspect of the question relating to the humanitarian emergency fund.

I would make the point that obviously we stand with Ukraine and, for all the reasons we know, against the illegal and immoral invasion by Russia. We continue to provide support. The senator would know there are many humanitarian emergencies around the world at this stage, sadly, and some come to mind. Obviously, Sudan is one of them. So there are many calls on our humanitarian emergency funding, and we will continue to consider all requests.