Australia joins US-led Strait of Hormuz coalition
Prime minister says it is in Australia’s national interest to contribute to the coalition, and adds that it would be limited in scope and will have a fixed timeframe. Canberra will send a surveillance aircraft on a one-month mission and a frigate on a six-month deployment
Destabilising behaviour is a threat to Australia’s interests in the region, the Australian prime minister reiterates amid spate of attacks on international shipping in the region in recent months