Senate debates Questions without Notice

Middle East


Lisa Darmanin

Lisa Darmanin Victoria, Australian Labor Party

2:04 pm

My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong. The current conflict in the Middle East is making an already unstable region even more unstable and unpredictable. Over the last 24 hours, Iran has expanded its attacks across the region, with missile and drone attacks reported against multiple countries. What is the Albanese Labor government's assessment of the current state of conflict in the Middle East and what are the risks of further escalation?