Khashoggi killing: Australia refuses to rule out arms export ban to Saudi Arabia

Foreign affairs minister Marise Payne says ‘all options are on the table’ as Greens push for sanctions

The foreign affairs minister, Marise Payne, has not ruled out an arms export ban to Saudi Arabia or sanctions, amid the global backlash against the kingdom over the killing of a journalist.

During a Senate estimates hearing in Canberra on Wednesday, the Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, asked Payne “at what point does Australia take a stand” and ban export sales and impose sanctions.

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