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Analysts say the defensive deployment reflects Canberra’s attempt to balance alliance pressure with fears of deeper involvement in the conflict.
Australia will send defence to the UAE, as Anthony Albanese says the “purely defensive” mission is about protecting Australians.
The encounter follows a string of similar complaints about allegedly unsafe Chinese military activities in recent years.
He said the Royal Australian Air Force will send an E7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft and supporting personnel to “protect and secure airspace above the Gulf” for the next four weeks, and help the region with its “collective self-defence”.
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