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INTERVIEW: Penny Wong on Australia's involvement in the Iran conflict

Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong (AAP)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS

Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has sat down with Federal Politics reporter Anna Henderson, where she was pressed on Canberra’s position and whether Australia has any involvement in the escalating global conflict following the recent attacks on Iran. The Minister addressed questions about the legal justification for the strikes, Australia’s role, and national security concerns as tensions continue to reverberate beyond the Middle East.


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