Australia Deepens Military Backing for Ukraine With $95 Million Package

The news comes as New Zealand announced its own funding package, saying the nations were ‘working together’ in a challenging environment.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong answers questions in the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee in Canberra, Australia on Oct. 7, 2025. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images

The Australian government is set to provide a $95 million (US$62.1 million) military assistance package to Ukraine, bringing Australia’s total spend since the beginning of the Ukraine-Russia conflict to more than $1.7 billion.

Of the donation, $50 million will be spent on the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a NATO initiative to supply military equipment to Ukraine.