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Penny Wong’s Middle East policy: out of her depth

17 June 2025

10:54 AM

17 June 2025

10:54 AM

Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s handling of Australia’s Middle East policy has come under fierce scrutiny – and with good reason. As the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates, Wong’s approach reveals a troubling combination of ideological bias and a failure to grasp the region’s brutal realities.

The situation has deteriorated rapidly.

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