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News live: Australia gives Ukraine another $100m for fight against Russia; AFL great in hospital after truck crash

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News live: Australia gives Ukraine another $100m for fight against Russia; AFL great in hospital after truck crash

Two payments of $50m will boost Ukraine’s air defence and munitions supply. Follow today’s news live

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AFL great Tony Modra has been seriously injured in a truck accident on his South Australian property, Australian Associated Press reports.

Modra, renowned as one of the AFL’s most brilliant players in a career spanning 1992 to 2001 at Adelaide and Fremantle, was in hospital in a serious condition with undisclosed injuries on Thursday night.

What happens in Ukraine matters here in the Indo-Pacific, which is why it is so important for Australia to stay the course and continue to stand with Ukraine until they find peace on their terms.

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Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the full story at the original source.