Tanya Plibersek mistakenly calls Africa a country, says real embarrassment is Coalition cuts to foreign aid

By Latika Bourke
Updated September 3 2014 - 6:18pm, first published 5:19pm
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop greets her Labor shadow Tanya Plibersek earlier this year. Ms Plibersek has brushed off calling Africa a country. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop greets her Labor shadow Tanya Plibersek earlier this year. Ms Plibersek has brushed off calling Africa a country. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen