Australia announces new missions to Afghanistan, Iraq

Australian defence minister Marise Payne

Australian defence minister Marise Payne Source: AAP

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

Australia has announced new military missions to Afghanistan and Iraq at a NATO meeting in Brussels overshadowed by a dispute between US president Donald Trump and US allies.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

Venus Williams plays a backhand return to Olga Danilovic at the Australian Open (AAP)(
Protest In Copenhagen Against US Threats To Annex Greenland
The public housing towers in Collingwood (SBS-Sydney Lang).jpeg
Melbourne's rental prices have done down (AAP).jpg

Recommended for you

A stylised image featuring two male and a female politician, with the Bondi Pavilion memorial in the background.
A stylised image featuring a man and a woman sitting at a table in front of a laptop, with dollar signs, buildings, documents, and a calculator motif in the background.
A composite image of a house, Australia and the sun
Zeeshan Iqbal and his son Haider Zeeshan smiling side by side.
Graphic showing 2026 with Australian money, family icons, the Centrelink logo, and a dollar sign over a plug.
An influenza H3N2 strain virus particle
Protesters wave Iranian flags as flames light up a nighttime street during unrest.
A composite image of a man wearing a cap and a woman, with a person walking with an Australian flag draped around their shoulders in the centre.

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News
facebook
X (Twitter)
instagram
youtube
tiktok
rss
Download our apps
SBS News
iOSAndroid
SBS Audio
iOSAndroid
SBS On Demand
iOSAndroid
Listen to our podcasts
SBS News Update
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
SBS News In Depth
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
SBS On the Money
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
SBS News in Easy English
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.
Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch nowOn Demand
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world
Australia announces new missions to Afghanistan, Iraq | SBS News