Former foreign minister Bob Carr has lamented the Albanese government’s strong backing for the United States and Israel’s strikes on Iran, pointing to simmering discontent within parts of Labor about the party’s seeming lack of interest in upholding international law.
Echoing language by Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, who arrived in Australia for a three-day visit on Tuesday, opposition industry spokesman Andrew Hastie declared the global rules-based order is dead and that force is now the dominant authority in geopolitics.
‘Frightening’: Labor luminary hits out at Australian support for Iran strikesMatthew Knott and Nick Newling