The federal opposition has criticised a call by Tony Abbott to suspend foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority.
It comes after the former prime minister claimed it pays pensions to what he described as terrorists and their families.
He made the call in an opinion piece published in The Spectator Magazine on Monday.
Australia's aid program to Palestine is more than 40 million dollars a year, provided via United Nations agencies and some charity organisations.
But acting opposition leader Chris Bowen says Australian assistance to Gaza and the West Bank is vital to countering extremism and promoting peace in the Middle East.
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