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Labor frontbencher Andrew Charlton says the Australian government hopes the bombing in Iran achieves peace and stability in the region.
Speaking on Sky, the cabinet secretary said Australia has a very small presence in the region, with officials supporting diplomats and their families to get home safely.
Iran is an enemy of Australia. They’ve conducted terrorism on our shores and they’re also a geopolitical bad actor.
They’ve been seeking a nuclear weapon for some time and they’ve just murdered upwards of 25,000 of their own citizens over the last few months.
There is a lot of risk and as a veteran of the so-called forever wars, I’m very suspicious of regime change by force.
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