The topic of Australia sending Hawkei vehicles to Ukraine has been widely covered in the media. Below are some of the key mentions.
The Sydney Morning Herald: More than three-quarters of Australians back Ukraine support. More than three-quarters of Australians support either maintaining current levels of support for Ukraine or increasing support. The findings come after Australia knocked back Ukraine’s request for Australian designed and built Hawkei armoured vehicles.
The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Underwhelming’: Australia blasted for sending Ukraine ‘obsolete boneyard’ vehicles. The military aid package announced by the Australian government is being criticised for not including any of Ukraine’s three key requests for assistance: a fleet of Hawkei protected mobility vehicles, Abrams tanks or additional Bushmaster four-wheel drive vehicles.
The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Not pulling our weight’: Bipartisanship collapses over Ukraine support. The opposition calls on the Australian government to supply more military aid to Ukraine and #FreeTheHawkei.
The Sydney Morning Herald: Abbott laments Albanese government’s lack of new support for Ukraine during speech in Kyiv. Former Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbot, calls on the Australian government to supply Hawkeis to Ukraine.
ABC News (VIDEO): The army’s new infantry fighting vehicles could be built overseas. Former Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, urges Australia to provide more military aid to Ukraine.
The Sydney Morning Herald: We’ve become a bystander in the Ukraine war, and China will notice
An article advocating for more military aid for Ukraine including Hawkeis.
ABC News (Video): Eurovision stars lobby Australia for military Vehicles
Ukrainian Eurovision stars thank Australia for the Bushmasters and ask to send Hawkeis.
SBS World News (Video): Ukraine’s Defence Ministry Enlists Eurovision Stars to make a plea to Australia
Eurovision stars ask the Australian government to send Hawkei armoured vehicles to Ukraine.
ABC News: Australia commits $160m to build more Bushmasters after donating 90 to Ukraine in war against Russia
The federal government has announced a $160 million dollar contract for Bendigo defence manufacturer Thales Australia to build another order of Bushmaster protected vehicles for the Australian Army.
ABC News: Ukraine enlists Eurovision stars to lobby Australia for Hawkei fighting vehicles
Ukraine’s Eurovision stars Tvorchi have called on Australia for more help to fortify the country’s “heart of steel”, renewing calls for Australian-made Hawkei fighting vehicles.
The Sydney Morning Herald: Ukraine’s Eurovision finalists plead for Australian Hawkeis
Ukraine is intensifying its campaign for the Albanese government to send a batch of Australian-made mobility vehicles to the front lines of its war with Russia by enlisting its 2023 Eurovision finalists to make the case for more assistance.
ABC News (VIDEO): Australia vows to continue Ukraine support for the long term
Australia is vowing to continue to support Ukraine, with the government warning of a long, drawn out conflict against invading Russian forces. Members of the local Ukrainian community are hoping their pleas for more military support will soon be answered.
SBS World News (VIDEO): Free The Hawkei Rallies Are Held Around Australia
Australian Associated Press: Ukrainians rally in snakeskin for Aussie Hawkei support
The Ukrainian-Australian community is rallying around the nation for more military support to help their embattled home country repel Russia’s invasion.
Rallies will take place in Canberra, Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide and Bendigo under the slogan “Free the Hawkei” – referring to the light armoured defence vehicle.
Kyiv Post: Australia’s Ukrainian Community Fights to ‘Free the Hawkei’s’
‘Free the Hawkei’s’ has become the ‘war-cry’ of a campaign, by the Ukrainian Australian community and its allies, to increase military support by the Australian Government for Ukraine as it prepares for its pending offensive.
ABC News (VIDEO): Ukraine defence appeals for Australian Hawkei military vehicles
Ukraine’s defence officials have turned to social media with a direct plea to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for more Australian firepower in its war against Russia.
Sky News (VIDEO): ‘Free the Hawkei’: Ukranians call on Australian govt to send armoured vehicles
Ukrainians rallied around Australia to call on the Australian government to “Free the Hawkei” by sending their armoured vehicles over to Ukraine, says Ukraine Defence Official Yuriy Sak.
ABC News: Ukraine ramps up calls for Australia’s Bendigo-made Hawkei military vehicles
After the effectiveness and popularity of the Australian-made Bushmaster armoured personal carriers, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has released a social media video calling for its new military “crush”.
“Our soldiers absolutely love Australian Bushmasters. But now they have a new crush: the Hawkei,” the defence ministry tweeted.
7NEWS (VIDEO): Ukraine’s plea for Australia’s armoured vehicles
Ukraine has issued a new call to arms, pleading for Australia’s armoured vehicles built in Victoria. The country’s ambassador says the war zone could play a vital role in testing the new fleet.
Sky News: Peta Credlin rubbishes ADF’s ‘BS’ reason Ukraine can’t have Hawkei armoured vehicles
Peta Credlin has rubbished the Defence Department’s justification for not providing Ukraine with Hawkei protected mobility vehicles.
The Hawkei is an Australian-built, lightweight four-wheel-drive protected mobility vehicle, which Ukraine hopes will aid in its campaign to expel the Russian armed forces from the country.
SBS News: ‘Seven tons of trouble’: Ukraine uses AC/DC to request more patrol vehicles from Australia
In a video posted on social media featuring the classic rock soundtrack to Back in Black, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence praises the Bushmaster vehicles Australia has provided in the fight against Russia’s invasion.
It then calls for additional support in the form of the Hawkei, a light armoured patrol vehicle.