Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the Government will decide in the coming days whether to give the order to join US-led air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq.
The US and France have both launched air strikes against IS targets as part of a campaign to "degrade and destroy" the radical Sunni militant group, which has seized large parts of both Iraq and Syria.
Australia has sent eight Super Hornet fighter jets and 200 special forces troops to the United Arab Emirates in preparation for joining the attack.
Mr Abbott said it was in Australia's national interest that "we play our part in the fight against the murderous death cult".
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the Government will decide in the coming days whether to give the order to join US-led air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq.
The US and France have both launched air strikes against IS targets as part of a campaign to "degrade and destroy" the radical Sunni militant group, which has seized large parts of both Iraq and Syria.
Australia has sent eight Super Hornet fighter jets and 200 special forces troops to the United Arab Emirates in preparation for joining the attack.
Mr Abbott said it was in Australia's national interest that "we play our part in the fight against the murderous death cult".
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