The government's decision to send 11 personnel to an international naval task force rather than a warship has been described as 'embarrassing', with a defence expert dismissing Defence Minister Richard Marles's claim that Australia is doing the 'heavy lifting' in the Indo-Pacific.
The government's decision to send 11 personnel to an international naval task force rather than a warship has been described as 'embarrassing', with a defence expert dismissing Defence Minister Richard Marles's claim that Australia is doing the 'heavy lifting' in the Indo-Pacific . A prominent defence and national security expert has slammed the Albanese government’s 'embarrassing' contribution to a United States led task force headed for the Middle East.
Ten nations are joining Operation Prosperity Guardian to help protect commerce in the Red Sea, which has come under repeated attack from Yemen-based Houthi Rebels. The government announced on Thursday that rather than sending a warship, they would send 11 additional personnel to the joint maritime headquarters in Bahrain to assist the taskforce. The contribution was slammed as 'embarrassing' by Michael Shoebridge, the founding director of Strategic Analysis Australia
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