The Middle East is teetering on the edge of full-scale regional war - thank god we've got Penny Wong to sort it all out.

Australian authorities evacuated the first group of citizens across a land border out of Israel on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

Australia foreign minister Penny Wong said on Friday she was alarmed by the escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran, after Israel said it had struck dozens of targets inside Iran.

Israel’s ambassador to Australia has delivered a veiled barb to Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Western leaders pushing for diplomacy after she revealed she had phoned her Iranian counterpart ...

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has spoken on Israel launching strikes against Iran. “We urge the parties to prioritise dialogue and diplomacy,” Ms Wong said during Friday’s press conference.

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Israel has the right to defend itself, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says, but she has dodged questions over whether its surprise bombardment of Iran is a breach of international law.