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Calls for govt to ban weapons exports to Saudi Arabia | Sky News AustraliaThe federal government is being called on to ban weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, which is accused of committing war crimes in Yemen.\n\nThe government granted a licence to a Canberra company exporting a weapons system destined for Saudi Arabia, it was revealed on Wednesday.\n\nA defence department official told a Senate estimates hearing that Australia always assesses the risk of weapons being used to commit human rights abuses.\n\nForeign Affairs Minister Maris Payne says a ban on the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia is under review.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Government helped company sell weapons to Saudi ArabiaAustralia is resisting a growing international trend of banning arms sales to Saudi Arabia. 9News
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Secret deal struck for Australian weapons systems bound for SaudiThe Australian Government is providing tens of millions of dollars to a Canberra defence company exporting a next-generation weapons system destined for Saudi Arabia, a country accused of complicity in war crimes in Yemen and the brazen murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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