France asks for Australian warship
AAP
The government is considering an invitation to attach a warship to a French-led multinational naval taskforce in the Middle East.
Defence force chief Mark Binskin said the invitation from France was for a ship to join Combined Task Force 50, based around the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, conducting operations against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq.
"We need to remember we actually do have a ship in the (Persian) gulf performing meaningful duties," the air chief marshal told a Senate estimates hearing on Wednesday.
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