As Labor fails to repudiate Trumpism, Australia is being dragged into the US and Israel’s illegal war against Iran

The Guardian · March 6, 2026 War

The Albanese government has stood by as the foundations of the international order were destroyed – making our country complicit in its collapse When the US defence secretary announced on Wednesday (US time) that a US fast-attack submarine had sunk an Iranian ship off the coast of Sri Lanka, it immediately raised questions about Australian involvement, because of the Aukus nuclear-powered submarine deal. According to Australia’s defence department, “ one in 10 ” of the crew members on US-flagged Virginia class submarines are Australian, embedded as part of the Aukus training program. So was the submarine that sunk the Iranian ship a Virginia class?

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