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Farid Farid and Luke Costin

Australia, Canada can 'set the agenda' on global peace

Middle powers such as Canada and Australia have more influence than many realise, Mark Carney says. (Ayush Kumar/AAP PHOTOS)

Canada's prime minister wants Australia to help restore international order as he calls for "rapid de-escalation" in the Middle East.

Visiting Australia for the first time as leader, Mark Carney told the Lowy Institute in Sydney that coalitions with like-minded allies were needed more than ever after US and Israeli strikes on Iran were met with retaliatory attacks.

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