SMH · Matthew Knott · Sunday 19 April 2026
Iran moves to close the Strait of Hormuz over a US blockade, and Canberra's response is to politely ask both superpowers to knock it off.
Canberra's pleading with Tehran and Washington to play nice in the Strait of Hormuz — which is like asking the two blokes wrestling for the steering wheel to mind the pedestrians. We've got no leverage, no plan B for fuel, and a foreign policy that runs on strongly-worded hope. Menzies would have had a contingency by breakfast. Wong's sending a cable and crossing her fingers.