Malcolm Turnbull wants Australia to be among the top 10 arms exporters in the world

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull talks to Thales CEO Chris Jenkins next to the military truck Hawkei during a visit to Thales Underwater Systems in Sydney Source: . Picture: Daniel Munoz / AAPSource:AAP

The Federal Government will offer billions of dollars in loans to companies that build military equipment in a push to expand Australia's arms-exporting market. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he wants Australia to be among the top 10 arms exporters in the world within a decade. But aid agencies and the Greens have sharply criticised the plan, warning the weapons could end up in the wrong hands

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