UN Security Council bid will be hampered by aid cuts, say rights groups, Labor

By David Wroe
Updated September 30 2015 - 8:08pm, first published 5:48pm
Acting Labor leader Tanya Plibersek. Photo: Andrew Meares
Acting Labor leader Tanya Plibersek. Photo: Andrew Meares

Australia will face headwinds in its fresh bids for key United Nations positions because of deep foreign aid cuts and treatment of asylum-seekers, human rights groups and Labor have warned.

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