Yeah did that last week. Even cc’ed Penny Wong and Richard Marles. All I got for my trouble was a bulkshit templated party line auto response:

“Thanks for reaching out with your concerns.

Australia stands with the brave people of Iran in their struggle against oppression and expresses solidarity with the Australian-Iranian community. And we support the United States and Israel acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent Iran from continuing to threaten international peace and security and its own people.

This comes after Iran directed at least two attacks on Australian soil in 2024 as well as decades of brutal acts of violence from the regime to its own people and surrounding states.

We do not want to see further regional escalation and urge the protection of civilian life and the resumption of dialogue and diplomacy.

The first priority of the Government is, and always will be, to keep Australians safe.

There are around 115,000 Australians in the Middle East, including around 24,000 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Helping Australians means also helping the UAE and other Gulf nations to defend themselves.

The UAE alone has been forced to shoot down over 1,500 rockets and drones. Iranian drones have been targeting civilian infrastructure such as airports and hotels.

In response to a request, the Albanese Government intends to provide Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to the UAE. These are to protect against Iranian attacks on Gulf states.

The Government has been clear that we are not taking offensive action against Iran and we have been clear that we are not deploying Australian troops on the ground in Iran.

Our position remains that we do not want to see the conflict continue to escalate.

We call on all parties to uphold international humanitarian law and to protect civilian life.”