Pat Conroy (Shortland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence Industry) Share this | Hansard source

weapons or ammunition to Israel since the Hamas-Israel conflict began and for at least the past five years. Defence export permits that were issued were for items other than weapons and ammunition such as dual-use technologies and components of ADF equipment being repaired.

As the conflict has evolved, the government is approving export permits only for items for Australian defence and law enforcement that will return to Australia. The recent data published by DFAT referring to the export of $1.5 million in arms and ammunition to Israel in February refers to the export of a single item for the Australian Defence Force that will return to Australia, disproving the misinformation being peddled by the Greens. The misinformation being peddled by the Greens political party continues to divide our community and attacks the 100,000 Australians working in the defence industry—

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