The Albanese government will lift emergency aid to Sri Lanka to $75 million as the south Asian island grapples with an economic crisis that has triggered a new surge of people fleeing on boats for Australia.
In the past week, China, a key creditor of the bankrupt island nation, has also flexed its muscles by insisting on docking “Australia stands with the people of Sri Lanka, especially those experiencing severe hardship,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. The Sri Lankan government asked China to delay the arrival of the Yuan Wang 5 tracking vessel for a reported refuelling and replenishment at Hambantota, a port built with Chinese loans and since leased to Chinese state-owned companies for 99 years as a debt swap.
ChrisBarrett_ Sorry Australia. Sri Lanka has already approached China for a $4 billion package.
ChrisBarrett_ $25 mill 🤣 The West has driven Sri Lanka to the brink with it's debt trap. Who does Sri Lanka go to for real tangible help?
ChrisBarrett_ We are just lining the pockets of the people in government FFS stop spending our money it’s not the government mo eg it’s our money on this type of ad
ChrisBarrett_ In our interest....? And china has a spy ship moored there too! 🤦♂️
ChrisBarrett_ Thank you Australia
ChrisBarrett_ Albonese, Is a bad joke 🤡.
ChrisBarrett_ Absolutely waste of taxpayers money
ChrisBarrett_ BREAKING: Australian taxpayers give $25,000,000 to a failed socialist country whilst trying to become a socialist country themselves.
ChrisBarrett_ That is in bed with china, well done Australia
ChrisBarrett_ That's nothing for the Blackfellas compared with those Whitefellas in Ukraine by the rich & powerful White government of my land since 1788!
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