Senate debates

Thursday, 5 March 2026

Questions without Notice

Defence

2:16 pm

Photo of David ShoebridgeDavid Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Minister Wong. This morning a US attack class nuclear submarine fired a torpedo and sank an Iranian frigate in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka. The most recent data from your government says there were between 50 to 100 Australian personnel currently embedded on US nuclear-powered attack submarines in the region. Were any Australian personnel on this US submarine when it sank the Iranian frigate and left the survivors to drown?

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