Flights from Australia to Middle East cancelled – as it happened

This blog is now closedPenny Wong backs Israeli and US strikes on Iran as Labor group decries ‘sycophantic capitulation to militarism’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign minister, Penny Wong, says Australia was not told in advance about the bombing of Iran but won’t say whether intelligence facilities here were used.“We weren’t told advance. You wouldn’t expect us to be but you would see there’s obviously been a lot of discussion,” she said. Continue reading...