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Aaron Bunch and Tess Ikonomou

Sending Australian navy to Middle East not a priority

Donald Trump wants other nations to help secure oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia is not contemplating sending a warship to help reopen one of the world's most crucial oil corridors amid global economic disruption.

US President Donald Trump has requested a naval coalition made up from different countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has closed in response to the US-led war to give itself leverage in the conflict.

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