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Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Muted response from Albanese government on US attack on Iran

The Albanese government has given a tepid response to the United States’ bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

The Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement from a government spokesperson, but there were no plans on Sunday afternoon for Anthony Albanese or any minister to front the media.

This contrasted with the full support given by the opposition, which said, “the Coalition stands with the United States of America today. We can never allow the Iranian regime the capacity to enact its objectives of the destruction of the United States and Israel.”

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