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IS fight could accelerate but it won't go down a whole new road
Don't rule out that Australia will contribute more to the effort against the Islamic State group. But it is likely to be modest and incremental rather than drastic.
David Wroe is national security correspondent for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald in Canberra.
Don't rule out that Australia will contribute more to the effort against the Islamic State group. But it is likely to be modest and incremental rather than drastic.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he will consider any US military request for more help in fighting the so-called Islamic State group but pointedly said Australia is already one of the largest contributors to the war effort.
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