CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Subjects: military assistance to Ukraine, Russian ship sanctions, National Accounts
Sally Sara:
The federal government in Australia will provide an additional $95million in military assistance to Ukraine. It's Australia's first significant increase in military help to Ukraine in more than a year, bringing the total in defence support to $1.7billion since Moscow's full‑scale invasion began in 2022.
Jim Chalmers is the federal Treasurer and joins me now. Treasurer, welcome back to Radio National Breakfast.
Jim Chalmers:
Thanks for having me back, Sally.
Sara:
What can you tell us about this multi‑million‑dollar funding package ...