‘Concerning development’: Israel launches air strikes on Iran

Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt says Israel launching air strikes on Iran is “another concerning development” in what has become a “very long-running conflict”. “We recognise that all nations, including Israel, have a right to defend themselves in line with international law,” Mr Watt told Sky News Australia. “What we’re working with … is to try and have a ceasefire across the Middle East; we don’t want to see an increasing number of civilians lose their lives like we’ve seen in Gaza and … Lebanon.”