The Albanese Government's support for the illegal bombing of Iran by United States President Donald Trump is unprincipled, contrary to international law and another blow to international peace. The Greens condemn Labor's support for the US attack.
The decision to side with Trump and Netenytanu, reckless warmongers, over the people and peace will follow the Albanese Government for decades to come.
Senator David Shoebridge, Greens Spokesperson of Defence and Foreign Affairs, said: "The Albanese Government is slowly dragging Australia into another US war in the Middle East, learning nothing from the countless deaths and destruction following Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq.
"Foreign Minister Penny Wong has been actively misleading the Australian public by repeating Trump's talking points on Iran's nuclear capabilities. It is 2025, and we are watching the lie of Iraq's 'weapons of mass destruction' repeat itself.
"The Albanese Government's acceptance of Trump's justification for bombing Iran is disgraceful, especially as the IAEA has stated publicly, repeatedly and categorically that it had no evidence Iran was pursuing a nuclear weapon.
"The misleading of the Australian public by Minister Wong to justify an illegal attack is an assault on Australia's collective intelligence.
"The Labor government's refusal to even discuss the involvement of US bases in Australia, such as Pine Gap and North West Cape, once again prioritises their secret military ties with Donald Trump over their democratic responsibilities to the Australian people.
"Labor's actions show it wants to keep Donald Trump more informed and happy about military assets in Australia than the people who voted them in.
"The Albanese Government must prevent Australian and joint military bases from being used to fuel this war. We have international legal obligations not to engage in another illegal US war, which also means withdrawing Australian troops from placements in the US military and preventing Australian airspace from being used to feed bombers into the conflict.
"The last 48 hours have demonstrated clearly to millions of Australians what a danger AUKUS poses to our independence and why the government must withdraw from this toxic deal.
"The escalation in conflict comes in the context of nearly two years of genocide in Gaza. The Albanese Government's failure to uphold international law by implementing meaningful sanctions on Israel despite the genocide paved the way for this recent attack.
"The Iranian regime has for decades oppressed people in Iran, in particular women, ethnic minorities and the LGBTQI+ community. Repeated bombings by foreign militaries on Iran will only put those people at further risk of harm, as it risks even more hardline responses and hardening of undemocratic control.
"The history of US wars in the Middle East shows that you cannot bomb your way to peace or democracy."
