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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Karen Middleton, Royce Kurmelovs and AAP

Wong says Coalition ‘pretty extreme’ to stand at odds with US on Middle East ceasefire

The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has said opposition leader Peter Dutton must clarify the Coalition’s position on the US ceasefire stance in Middle East.
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has said opposition leader Peter Dutton must clarify the Coalition’s position on the US ceasefire stance in Middle East. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has accused the Coalition of shifting positions on the US alliance and Middle East ceasefires for political reasons, after it appeared to abandon its insistence that US and Australian policy must always align.

Wong called for Peter Dutton to clarify the Coalition’s position on the United States’ support for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon after the shadow home affairs minister, James Paterson, distanced the Coalition from the US stance.

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