Australian government provides ‘lots of excuses’ for not supporting the Red Sea

The Australian government has had many “excuses” for not providing support into the Red Sea, Nationals MP Keith Pitt says. “There’s been lots of, I say, excuses about why we’re not providing support into the Red Sea,” Mr Pitt told Sky News contributor Gary Hardgrave. “In terms of the alliance that’s there. “But helicopter air support sounds like something the Australian Navy can do, to me. “This is a really important trade route.”