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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Australia sent some military assistance to Ukraine without formal approvals or export permits, audit finds

A Bushmaster vehicle is loaded on to an RAAF cargo plane in Ipswich, Australia for transport to Ukraine in April 2022
A Bushmaster being transported to Ukraine. An audit has found delivery of Australian military assistance has been ‘largely effective’ but points to ‘some shortcomings’. Photograph: Dan Peled/Getty Images

Australia handed over some military assistance to Ukraine before it was formally approved or without the necessary export permits, an audit has found.

A report published on Thursday also said some grants were made to Nato and the UK defence ministry despite uncertainty around the legislative basis for providing that assistance.

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