Australian military plane to join efforts to reopen strait of Hormuz as Marles considers ‘how else we can contribute’
Defence minister says E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft deployed to Gulf in March will join UK and France-led defensive effort to calm Iran conflict Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia will send a hi-tech military plane to join an international mission to reopen the strait of Hormuz, but the Labor government has not ruled out sending more assets to the Middle East. The defence minister, Richard Marles, …