‘Lacking in delivery’: Government fails to ‘triple’ support for allies in Red Sea

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan has criticised the Albanese government for not yet fulfilling its promise to triple its presence in Bahrain to assist Western allies in the Red Sea. The Albanese government has only sent one or two staff officers to the US Central Command, according to The Australian. “It has been lacking in substance and now it’s seemingly lacking in delivery as well,” Mr Canavan told Sky News Australia. “I think the Albanese government has a lot of explaining to do here.” Mr Canavan also noted that he has not been directly critical of the Albanese government for its decision not to send a warship to the Red Sea.