Australia will send a military aircraft and dozens of personnel to the Middle East to assist in the defence of Gulf nations.
Iran declares new Supreme Leader
09/03/2026 | 25 mins.
Iran's state media reports the highest religious clerics in the country have chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to succeed his father.
PM: Australians on US sub for Iran strike
06/03/2026 | 25 mins.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms Australian defence personnel were aboard a US submarine which sank an Iranian ship on earlier near Sri Lanka;
DFAT apologises to stranded Australians
05/03/2026 | 25 mins.
DFAT under fire for a lack of support for Australians in the Middle East, forced to hire cars and flee overland from the conflict.
Flight with stranded Australians leaves Dubai
04/03/2026 | 25 mins.
A commercial flight from the Middle East is on its way to Australia as fighting escalates in the region.
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