AUSTRALIA – MILITARY RELATIONS – SYRIA

Bishop’s support for Syria airstrike

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Original article by Primrose Riordan
The Australian – Page: 2 : 12-Apr-18

A US-led military strike on Syria seems increasingly likely in the wake of the gas attack that killed 60 people. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has indicated that Australia would support any military intervention by the US if it is "targeted, calibrated and proportionate". However, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says it is too soon to start talking about military action against Syria. UK Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron also support military action.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, GREAT BRITAIN. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Majority of Australians (61%) against sending ground troops to Iraq & Syria

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 27-Nov-15

A special snap SMS Morgan Poll has found that 61 per cent of Australians disapprove of Australia sending ground combat troops to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, while 39 per cent approve. The poll, which was carried out on 26-27 November 2015, also shows that a majority of supporters of all political parties are against Australia sending ground troops to Iraq and Syria. The findings contrast with a Morgan Gallup Poll conducted in May 1965, near the beginning of the Vietnam War, which showed that 52 per cent of Australian electors were in favour of the decision to send 800 Australian troops to South Vietnam, while 37 per cent were opposed.

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Abbott to bomb Syria, take in more refugees

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 9-Sep-15

The Australian Government has committed to increasing the nation’s intake of refugees from Syria’s civil war. This is expected to be in addition to the 13,750 refugees that the Coalition has previously agreed to accept each year. The Government has indicated that persecuted religious minorities such as Christians and Yazidis will receive priority, although some politicians have argued that religion should not be a factor. Meanwhile, Australian fighter jets stationed in the Middle East will soon commence airstrikes in Syria.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, UNITED NATIONS. HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES