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labor: But Guardian Australia understands Plibersek objected, and concerns persist within the caucus that the decision will blunt Labor's ability to pursue the Coalition over cuts to education funding, according to The Guardian. Labor MPs, including the former research minister Kim Carr, have expressed concern that the redirection will deliver a significant blow to investment in research infrastructure. The opposition made the decision to sign on to the emergency response fund in a special shadow cabinet meeting on Wednesday night, which also considered Labor's stance on the free trade deal with Indonesia. Shadow cabinet's decision to back the fund was not conveyed to the caucus, which met on Thursday morning. Labor defends 1.2bn private school package it previously called a 'slush fund'Read more The Morrison government's emergency response fund bill abolishes the 3.9bn education investment fund and redirects it to future emergency response and natural disaster recovery. The shadow minister for emergency management, Murray Watt, revealed Labor's position in the Senate shortly after the caucus meeting. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.