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Andrew Brown

Australia joins global emergency talks to reopen strait

Many nations are highly dependent on shipments from the Gulf for their energy and fuel needs. (Tom White/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia will be among dozens of countries to attend talks on a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as the US continues its blockade of the area.

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy confirmed Australia would send a representative to an emergency summit in Paris held jointly by the UK and France designed to find a solution to open the strait to traffic.

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