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23 Jun 2025 - 03:37 PM
Disgusting act of vandalism on Melbourne synagogue
23 Jun 2025 - 03:25 PM
Hastie hit out at Albanese on Israel-Iran silence
23 Jun 2025 - 01:36 PM
Alleged Israeli spy hanged in Iran as war stretches into 11th day
23 Jun 2025 - 12:56 PM
North Korea blasts US and Israel for ‘ceaseless war moves’ in Iran strike fallout
23 Jun 2025 - 11:22 AM
Australia’s DFAT issues warning of ‘risk of reprisal attacks’ over Middle East conflict
23 Jun 2025 - 10:47 AM
Trump boasts US strike on Iran hit ‘bullseye’
23 Jun 2025 - 10:25 AM
PM, Foreign Minister reveal concern over retaliatory attacks on Australia and allies
23 Jun 2025 - 10:16 AM
Albanese backs US strikes on Iran, urges de-escalation of conflict
23 Jun 2025 - 10:04 AM
Albanese refuses to answer whether Australia’s assets involved in the US strikes
23 Jun 2025 - 10:00 AM
Albanese avoids questions about whether strikes breached international law
23 Jun 2025 - 09:48 AM
Albanese hasn’t spoken to US President Donald Trump
23 Jun 2025 - 09:46 AM
Wong says Iranian embassy decision ‘difficult’ to make
23 Jun 2025 - 09:45 AM
Australia was not briefed before US bombed Iran
23 Jun 2025 - 09:21 AM
IDF intercepts new missile launch from Iran
23 Jun 2025 - 08:29 AM
Trump suggests ‘regime change’ could ‘Make Iran Great Again’
23 Jun 2025 - 06:20 AM
Wong confirms the US has not requested Aussie troops
23 Jun 2025 - 05:46 AM
Australia supports US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities: Wong
Sinodinos says Government unlikely to send troops to Middle East
Australia is considering its next steps after one of its closest allies joined with Israel to bomb Iran, exacerbating volatility in the Middle East.
After days of growing escalation, the US unleashed strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday (AEST) as President Donald Trump declared, “there will be peace, or there will be tragedy for Iran”.
The Australian Government has urged all parties to prioritise diplomacy and dialogue since Israel first launched strikes in mid-June.
Although some have raised questions about whether Australia should do more to support its ally, former Ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos said the Government was unlikely to get involved in combat.
“There’s no way we would put troops on the ground,” he told AAP.
“I don’t think the Government or the political establishment here are suggesting that we just follow whatever the US is going to do.
“I’d be very surprised if there’s anybody saying that we, automatically as a result of what the US has done, are now part of that conflict.”
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