Australia expels two Russian diplomats over UK attack

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (left) and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop speak to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

Source: AAP

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has described the recent nerve-agent attack on a former Russian double agent and his daughter in Britain as disgraceful. Australia has responded by expelling two Russian diplomats it says it believes are undeclared intelligence agents, joining other world powers in a coordinated response to the attack. Russia has maintained its innocence in the matter. Aaron reports.



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