Permits for the export of equipment increased last year despite kingdom’s involvement in Yemen war
Australia does not release any information about what equipment it is exporting to Saudi Arabia, but it has previously said it could include weapons, munitions, armour, radios, simulators and training equipment that is “not necessarily for a military purpose”. The permits also relate to dual-use goods, which can be used for civilian and military application.
“When Australia changed governments last year, there was hope it would reverse Australia’s push to be a top-10 global arms dealer. Instead, the Albanese government has doubled down on arms sales to some of the world’s most troubling regimes,” he said. Mat Tinkler, the chief executive of Save the Children Australia, said it was “disturbing” that Australia’s approval of military exports to Saudi Arabia had increased despite claims of its involvement in human rights abuses and indiscriminate attacks that had killed Yemeni children.
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