Australia news live: Australia to give another $95m in military aid to Ukraine; illegal cigarettes sales to be part of official GDP
Richard Marles and Penny Wong say sanctions against Russia will be ramped up. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the best of the overnight stories before Nick Visser takes you...
<p>Richard Marles and Penny Wong say sanctions against Russia will be ramped up. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m <strong>Martin Farrer</strong> with the best of the overnight stories before <strong>Nick Visser</strong> takes you through the day.</p><p>The defence minister, <strong>Richard Marles</strong>, and the foreign affairs minister, <strong>Penny Wong</strong>, have announced more support for Ukraine with another $95m in military support for the war against Russia. Australia will also beef up sanctions against Moscow’s shadow fleet of oil tankers, they said. More to come.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/04/australia-news-live-senate-estimates-national-fiscal-outlook-labor-coalition-cost-of-living-victoria-public-service-cuts-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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