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Australia news live: Australia to give another $95m in military aid to Ukraine; illegal cigarettes sales to be part of official GDP


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Australia will give Ukraine another $95m in military support for the war against Russia, and has beefed up sanctions against Moscow’s shadow fleet of oil tankers.

The defence minister, Richard Marles, and the foreign minister, Penny Wong, announced the plan this morning, saying it brought Australia’s overall support for Ukraine to over $1.7 billion since the start of the conflict.

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Publish date : 2025-12-03 19:49:00

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