Senate debates
Monday, 2 March 2026
Questions without Notice
Middle East
2:17 pm
Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source
I refer you to what I and the Prime Minister have said, and that is that we did not participate in these strikes. I've made public comments about not having any intention to participate in such strikes, which does obviously put us in a different position to some of the countries engaged at the moment. I would also remind you that, at the moment, we have countries who were not part of the conflict—I know you want to focus on two countries, but there are countries in the region who are not part of the conflict who are being attacked by Iran. I think the whole chamber—
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