Iran-Israel tensions: Foreign Minister Penny Wong joins US-led push for Tehran not to attack Israel

Already a subscriber?Foreign Minister Penny Wong has backed a US-led push urging Iran not to attack Israel, telling her Iranian counterpart that Tehran should “use its influence in the region to promote stability, not contribute to escalation”.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong: “Further conflict will only add to the devastation in the Middle East.”“Australia will continue working with partners who have influence in the region to stop the conflict from spreading. Further conflict will only add to the devastation in the Middle East.” As the world nervously awaited events in the Middle East, the domestic political row in Australia continued unabated as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton doubled down on his comparison of Anthony Albanese’s leadership in“While no one was killed during the October 9 protests, the events at the Sydney Opera House were akin to a Port Arthur moment in terms of their social significance,” he said on Wednesday night.

“It is never appropriate to compare the Port Arthur tragedy with anything, in any circumstance. This is still raw for many Tasmanians and will be forever raw with those who are directly affected,” he said.“My view is we need to be very careful and never compare the Port Arthur tragedy to anything but the absolute tragedy that it was.”

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