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Australia was not asked to participate in Iran action: Marles
Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister Richard MarlesHe says Australia has not been asked to take part in actions against Iran.
Marles is on a media tour this morning and tells the Today Show he won’t speculate on how long this action will last.
I think it’s hard to predict exactly how long this will take. Obviously we’re following this very closely, but we haven’t been asked to participate. This is an action carried out by the USA and Israel.
Marles also deflects questions about whether the US and Israeli attacks are “legal”. He steps aside and says this instead:
In other words, it is against the law for Iran to try to obtain nuclear weapons capability. I mean, this is against the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the international regime.
Cait Kelly
Men are almost twice as likely as women to earn high salaries, new report finds
Men are nearly twice as likely as women to earn $220,000 a year; There has been little progress in closing the gender pay gap in Australia over the past 12 months.
The federal government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published gender pay gap results for 10,500 employers on Tuesday. It found there was a slight increase in the number of women in high-paying roles, but men were still 1.8 times more likely to be in the top quartile of earners, with an average salary of $221,000.
On the other hand, women were 1.4 times more likely than men to be in the lowest income quartile, with an average annual salary of $60,000.
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Krishani Dhanji
Good morning, Krishani Dhanji here with you, thank you Martin Farrer for starting us.
The situation in the Middle East will continue to dominate the headlines this morning. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard MarlesFacing questions about whether it supports any military action against Iran, the government says it was not aware of the attacks in advance and is not a “central” player in the region.
As my colleague, Tom McIlroyI bring you this, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney (admired by many in the Labor Party) is heading to Australia today – but more exciting things, including an address to parliament, are coming a little later this week.
I hope you had coffee, I got mine too; Let’s get into it!
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address federal parliament during three-day visit
Tom McIlroy
Canadian prime minister, Mark CarneyHe arrived in Australia today for a three-day official visit where he will deliver a rare address to federal parliament.
Carney will visit Sydney and Canberra and meet the prime minister. Anthony Albanese. This will be the ninth meeting of the two leaders.
They will discuss critical minerals, climate change, economic security and prosperity, and defense cooperation. Canada and Australia have signed a joint statement of intent on critical minerals and the agreement could be updated as part of this week’s visit.
Carney and Albanese are also expected to discuss the growing conflict in Iran sparked by weekend bombings by the United States and Israel. Carney has spoken in recent months about the opportunity for middle powers, including Canada and Australia, to act as a bloc as part of his much-discussed speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Carney’s visit will also include an event at the think tank Lowy Institute.
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Prime Minister says monuments to Aytatollah Ali Khamenei are ‘inappropriate’
Monuments to Aytatullah in Australia Ali Khamenei – Iran’s late religious leader – “inappropriate”, Anthony Albanese he said.
Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989, was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes over the weekend in a pre-emptive strike against the country’s ballistic missile program.
Thousands of Iranian Australians on Sunday Participated in celebrations commemorating Khamenei’s death. The Shia Muslim Council of Australia said Iran had “profound religious significance” for its community.
The Prime Minister told the ABC at 7.30 last night that Khamenei should not be mourned. He said:
We in this country have a different approach to people who have different views than a totalitarian regime like Iran, but our position is very clear and I am sure it is shared by the overwhelming majority of Australians, including Australians of Iranian descent…
I don’t think so [memorials are] suitable. And I certainly think people would overwhelmingly disagree.
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PM says he doesn’t expect US to ask for military help in war against Iran
Anthony Albanese He does not believe the US government would seek military assistance from Australia in its conflict against Iran, noting that Australia is “too far away” from the Middle East.
In an interview with the ABC at 7.30 last night, the prime minister said the US had not requested military assistance and did not expect them to make such a request in the coming days and weeks.
Albanez said:
It’s a long way from Australia, and Australia isn’t like that; We are not the big players in the Middle East.
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Good morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I Martin Farrer with the best night stories and then it will be Krishani Dhanji with the main action.
Anthony Albanese He says he does not expect the US to ask Australia for military assistance against Iran because Iran is “a long way” away.
And the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark CarneyIt will arrive in Australia later today, but the main action of the visit is expected later in the week. He and Albanese are expected to go a long way in their talks. More details on this coming soon.
