The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister have urged Australians in the Middle East to leave immediately as the conflict with Iran threatens to escalate.
Australia will deploy an advanced E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft and air-to-air missiles to the Gulf as Iran’s retaliatory attacks intensify, with Anthony Albanese insisting the move is purely defensive.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed an advances defence aircraft is being sent to the Gulf as Iran’s attacks destabilise the Middle East. This is what it will do.
The US President phoned Anthony Albanese overnight, urging Australia to grant asylum to Iran’s women’s soccer team — before praising the Prime Minister for stepping in.
NATO member Turkey says a ballistic missile launched from Iran was neutralised by the military alliance's defence systems while entering Turkish airspace.