Australia to send naval and air assistance to protect Middle East sea lanes: Morrison
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Australia will commit a frigate, an aircraft and some headquarters staff to an American-led freedom of navigation operation in the Middle East.
Scott Morrison, announcing the long-expected commitment at a Canberra news conference on Wednesday, stressed this was an international mission, but so far the United Kingdom is the only other country to...