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News live: Labor heavyweight says Australia’s support of US strikes ‘inconceivable’ if not for Aukus


Former Labor senator and union leader Doug Cameron has unleashed on the Albanese government over its support for the US strikes on Iran. Follow the day’s news live

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Penny Wong was on every major network this morning to address the US strikes in Iran. On Channel 9, the foreign minister was asked how Australia would respond if the US asked the country to get more involved in the Middle East conflict. She said the White House had made “no such request”, but added she wouldn’t speculate about what could happen in the future.

I again would say we are concerned, as are so many people around the world, about continued escalation. No one wants to see full-scale war in the Middle East.

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Publish date : 2025-06-23 03:23:00

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