Portfolio — 12 March 2026
Senator Wong's Senate activity on 12 March centred on the escalating Middle East crisis, with the evacuation total reaching over 3,600 Australians across 26 flights and nine diplomatic posts having sustained missile and drone attacks. The government simultaneously activated the National Coordination Mechanism to protect domestic fuel supply and called on all parties to observe international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention.
Senator Wong flagged insufficient progress on the Gaza peace plan and demanded humanitarian aid flow at scale. The day's record shows Foreign Affairs operating across consular, resources-security, and diplomatic tracks in parallel.
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