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PM backs Iran strikes but says Australia is ‘deeply concerned about any escalation’

Penny Wong refuses to say whether Pine Gap communications facility in NT was used in US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sitesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says A…

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PM backs Iran strikes but says Australia is ‘deeply concerned about any escalation’

Penny Wong refuses to say whether Pine Gap communications facility in NT was used in US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sitesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says A…

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Australia says Iran’s nuclear program ‘a threat to international peace’ after US launches attacks and threatens more

Albanese government says ‘security situation in region is highly volatile’ as experts and Greens decry Trump-ordered strikes as illegalAustralia news live: latest politics updatesThe federal government has called for “de-escalation, dialogue and diplom…

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Albanese government criticised for ‘weak’ response to US attacks on Iran as experts decry ‘flagrant breach’ of law

Former adviser to Penny Wong argues Australia should make clear ‘we are a country that stands up … for the rules-based order’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has said Iran’…

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Education minister intervenes to address crisis unfolding at ANU – as it happened

This blog has now closedBragg says ‘better value’ for taxpayers if Coalition part of Chalmers’ productivity roundtableAndrew Bragg, the shadow minister for productivity and deregulation, told RN Breakfast this morning it was up to treasurer Jim Chalmer…

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Newsroom edition: the consequences of the Israel-Iran war – podcast

The world is hanging on to Donald Trump’s every word, waiting to see if or how the US will intervene in the Israel-Iran conflict. While Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, warns of risks to global stability and urges dialogue, questions remain ab…

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Newsroom edition: the consequences of the Israel-Iran war – podcast

The world is hanging on to Donald Trump’s every word, waiting to see if or how the US will intervene in the Israel-Iran conflict. While Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, warns of risks to global stability and urges dialogue, questions remain ab…

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For Australians stranded in Israel with planes grounded, nights are the most unnerving

Melbourne lawyer Leon Zwier is among more than 1,000 Australians seeking Dfat’s help to leave amid the fighting with Iran but their options are fewIsrael-Iran conflict at critical juncture as Trump demands Tehran’s ‘unconditional surrender’Leon Zwier’s…