Lawmaker says Australia broke rules deploying troops to UAE

Lawmaker says Australia broke rules deploying troops to UAE A senior Australian lawmaker accused the government of breaching its own rules by deploying troops to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month without proper parliamentary oversight. Greens Senator David Shoebridge said the regulations require briefings to both houses of Parliament outlining the objectives, legal basis and orders for such deployments. He accused the Labour government of “reckless support” for an “illegal and damaging war,” adding, “The violence that is spreading through the Middle East… shows why these decisions need to be under public scrutiny.” Shoebridge said the government has not provided an unclassified statement or legal justification for the move.

A senior Australian lawmaker accused the government of breaching its own rules by deploying troops to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month without proper parliamentary oversight.

Greens Senator David Shoebridge said the regulations require briefings to both houses of Parliament outlining the objectives, legal basis and orders for such deployments.

He accused the Labour government of “reckless support” for an “illegal and damaging war,” adding, “The violence that is spreading through the Middle East… shows why these decisions need to be under public scrutiny.”

Shoebridge said the government has not provided an unclassified statement or legal justification for the move.