House debates
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Questions without Notice
Middle East
2:57 pm
Andrew Hastie (Canning, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability) Share this | Hansard source
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence. The Strait of Hormuz has been closed to shipping since the start of the war in the Middle East. Given that 20 per cent of the world's oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, alongside LNG and alumina, can the minister advise how long he expects military efforts will take until this critical choke point is reopened?
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