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

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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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