‘It Should Be Yes, Today’: Australia Urged to Provide Coal to Ukraine

Published on January 3, 2024

Shadow foreign affairs minister Simon Birmingham is urging the federal government to provide energy assistance to Ukraine “today.” This follows reports that Ukraine is still waiting on an answer from Australia after requesting coal nearly one month ago. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is “considering” a request from the Ukraine ambassador to Australia but has stopped short of agreeing to supply coal immediately. Senator Birmingham said the Federal Government should provide a quick “yes” on energy assistance to Ukraine. “It should be, yes, today. It should have been, yes, last month when the request was made. In fact, it should have been a proactive offer many, many months ago to Ukraine,” he said in an interview with Sky News on Jan. 2....

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