Australia news live: Wong welcomes US-Iran peace deal; Joyce says fundraised millions to pay for One Nation ads

The Australian government has welcomed the announcement of a peace deal to end the US and Iran conflict and reopen the strait of Hormuz. The foreign minister, Penny Wong , said: double quotation mark We welcome President Trump and Pakistan’s announcement of an agreement, including to reopen the strait of Hormuz. Australia has long called for de-escalation and an end to the conflict, including in Lebanon. As we have said, the longer this war goes on, the greater the impact will be. Read the latest on what we know so far about the pending deal here: Peace deal between US and Iran, Pakistan says, with strait of Hormuz to reopen Read more