Australian government distances itself from illegal war on Iran that it supports
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has attempted to distance his government from the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran, which Australia supports and participates in, with Albanese stating on the "7:30" program that "there is a need to see an end point" to the war, citing the "economic cost" of the conflict.
The Australian government has not criticized the war's illegal character or the numerous war crimes committed, including the assassination of Iranian leaders and the bombing of civilian infrastructure, with Albanese instead suggesting that the war's objectives, such as stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, may have been met.
Labor's actions contradict its words, as the government has deployed air-to-air missiles, a warplane, and personnel to the United Arab Emirates to engage in hostilities against Iran, with the Australian airforce's E-7A Wedgetail, falsely presented as a "surveillance" craft, actually being one of the "most advanced airspace battle management capabilities in the world", according to the Australian airforce.