Australia and South Korea on Sunday urged Israel and Iran to exercise restraint following fresh attacks against each other, according to local media reports. Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong urged Israel and Iran to "not escalate" a "perilous" situation that could affect the wider Middle East.

Despite not relying on Iran for its oil supplies, petrol and other prices in Australia will rise due to the global impact of the Israel–Iranian war.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia is "alarmed" by the escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran.

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Former Olympian and senator Nova Peris, along with other Australians, sought shelter in Israel after Iran launched missile attacks in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Peris, part of a group including Indigenous leaders,

The upgraded travel warning comes after Iran retaliated against an Israeli attack — part of an operation that will last "as many days as it takes", to end what Israel says is Iran's nuclear threat.

Former Socceroos coach Graham Arnold is holed-up in a high-security Baghdad hotel with friends saying he is “safe but unsettled.”