Australia to provide military support to Gulf states
www.abc.net.au
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms the Australian Defence Force will deploy an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to the Gulf to help protect and defend the region, providing long-range reconnaissance activity.

In short:

Australia will send a military aircraft and 85 ADF personnel to the United Arab Emirates to assist in the defence of Gulf nations that have been attacked by Iran.

They will be operational by the end of the week for an initial four-week period for the “collective self-defence of Gulf nations”.

What’s next?

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Iran’s attacks on neighbouring countries escalated overnight.

  • Arancello@aussie.zoneEnglish
    15·
    16 days ago

    Despite everything Albanese says, Australia has already sold its soul to the drmpf administration. They had the chance to cancel Aukus and the failed. Lost my vote until they reverse aukus

      • vaderaj@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        16 days ago

        And somehow they ensured greens/socialist can’t raise enough funds. Look at VIC, greens had a good federal base there until the recent elections now it seems more messed up than ever.

        Good thing is the preferential voting (where first priority votes get some representation) but yeah needs a massive revolution.

      • MisterFrog@aussie.zoneEnglish
        1·
        14 days ago

        You’ve written those in the wrong order for Australia. Greens are not an anti-capitalist party. There are a lot of tree tories in the Greens in Australia, unfortunately.

        Still a way better choice than Labor though.

  • arbilp3@aussie.zoneEnglish
    11·
    16 days ago

    No matter what euphemism is given to our action in the Gulf, we are taking sides. We’re taking the side of those who attacked and decapitated a sovereign nation unlawfully. Our actions will result in deaths, directly or indirectly, of many unarmed civilians because we are freeing up US/Israel aircraft to keep carpet bombing Iran. Same as sending F35 parts to Israel to be used on civilian Palestinians.

    We are now (unofficially) taking part in the Middle East War which some are already calling the start of WW3. Australian government, you are making this nation a future target without our consent.

    • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
      1·
      15 days ago

      A bit like Obama, we had 3 years of Labor, realized they were hopeless…so then we said this mediocrity is as good as it gets and recycled them.

  • nevetsg@aussie.zoneEnglish
    31·
    15 days ago

    I see this as excellent real-life experience for the Wedgetail crew. As long as they return home safely, this IS a war zone even if the US are pretending it isn’t.
    This should also strengthen relationships with Middle eastern countries. (I am trying to be an optimist here)