BREAKING NEWS Jacqui Lambie lashes out a Donald Trump in extraordinary rant: 'We don't owe you anything'
Senator Lambie spoke out after US President Donald Trump 's decision to 'obliterate' Iran 's nuclear facilities on Sunday.
Senator Lambie said the military attacks destroyed any trust between the US and Iran, and issued a warning to Trump.
'You just put your shoe in the water there, your toes in the water there, and you're back in that war,' Sen Lambie told Channel Nine's Today show on Monday.
'But what I will say is this - we certainly can't back you up this time, and we don't owe you anything.'
Sen Lambie also believes that Australia's military is not 'fit for purpose'.
'It'll be 10 years before this country can commit troops that are fully fit, ready to go,' she said.
'We've got no idea where this is going, we've got no idea where this is going to end up, and on the other side we have Ukraine and Russia still going on.'
The Albanese government dramatically shifted its tone on the US strikes on Monday morning.
On Sunday, a government spokesperson offered no endorsement of the US decision to target Iranian nuclear facilities, instead calling for 'de-escalation, dialogue, and diplomacy'.
But after the Coalition offered its full support for the 'proactive action', Foreign Minister Penny Wong came out in support of Trump's military intervention.
'The world has agreed Iran cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. So yes, we support action to prevent that. And that is what this is,' Senator Wong told ABC's News Breakfast.
'The big question is, now what? And Australia says, like so many other countries, we do not want escalation and a full-scale war, and we continue to call for dialogue and diplomacy.'
When asked about the legality of the strikes, Senator Wong said: 'I think we are all clear that Iran… cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. So yes, the government does support action to prevent that.'
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison slammed Albanese for failing to speak publicly in the 24 hours after the US strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.
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