Long term, officials and analysts suggest the war will weaken American influence, aid Chinese arguments about American decline and accelerate a middle-power arms race.
Australia has now ordered all non-essential officials and their families from both Israel and the United Arab Emirates to leave the Middle East as the US-Israel-Iran war escalates.
LATIKA M BOURKE: Newly released files have revealed a surprising Australian connection to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal engulfing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.