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Australia sends surveillance aircraft and troops to Middle East

Australia sends surveillance aircraft and troops to Middle East

SBS News in Depth
5 min
10 Mar
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Australia is deploying an E7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft and 85 personnel to the United Arab Emirates to bolster regional air defences. The government is maintaining the mission is strictly defensive, while the Greens warn it risks entangling Australia in an illegal conflict.