Defense Minister Richard Marles said Australia’s military needs to keep focused on the Pacific region.
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Thursday, December 21, 2023
Australia to send military personnel to protect Red Sea shipping
Australia will send 11 military personnel to support a US-led mission to protect cargo shipping in the Red Sea, but it will not send a warship or plane, the defense minister said Thursday.
Defense Minister Richard Marles said Australia’s military needs to keep focused on the Pacific region.
Defense Minister Richard Marles said Australia’s military needs to keep focused on the Pacific region.
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Australia has rejected a US request for a warship to help protect international shipping lanes in the Red Sea, with Defense Minister Richard Marles saying the nation’s strategic focus had to remain on the Indo-Pacific.
ReplyDeleteMarles, who is also deputy prime minister, told Sky News on Thursday that Australia wouldn’t be sending a “ship or a plane” to the Middle East, but would instead almost triple its troop contribution to the US-led maritime force, Bloomberg reported.
“We need to be really clear around our strategic focus and our strategic focus is our region,” Marles said.