The world’s economy is getting slammed from all directions, and Australia just said it out loud. On Monday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers told ABC TV that the combination of Israel’s airstrikes on Iran and Iran’s counterattack has made things even worse in an already unstable global climate.

Ambassador Amir Maimon says a deal for Israel to stop targeting Iran’s nuclear program hinges on Tehran agreeing to give up its weapons ambitions.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia is "alarmed" by the escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran.

Australia and South Korea on Sunday urged Israel and Iran to exercise restraint following fresh attacks against each other, according to local media reports. Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong urged Israel and Iran to "not escalate" a "perilous" situation that could affect the wider Middle East.

Israel’s ambassador to Australia says its pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities was borne out of “a duty to act” and implied Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong’s call for “diplomacy” was unrealistic, like suggesting “words can stop warheads”.

Donald Trump vetoed a plan by Israel to kill Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to reports from AP and Reuters. Israel’s ambassador to Australia has delivered a veiled barb to Foreign Minister Penny Wong she revealed she had phoned her Iranian counterpart urging restraint after Israel’s strikes on Iran.

Foreign minister Penny Wong says she speaks with her Iranian counterpart, also with Israeli government through its ambassador, urging to show restraint

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said condemnation by the U.S. and Israel of sanctions imposed on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers was "predictable", and that the two men had impeded a two-state solution.

Melbourne writer Alistair Kitchen was detained for 12 hours at Los Angeles International Airport, had his phone seized and was "interrogated" about his views on the conflict in the Middle East.