CANBERRA, ACT, April 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
KIERAN GILBERT, HOST:Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, thanks for your time. What's your reaction to news of a two-week ceasefire, including the reopening, albeit temporarily, of the Strait of Hormuz?
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:This is positive news. We've been calling for a de-escalation for some time. We want to see a resolution of the conflict. The potential of damage to civilian infrastructure in Iran was an extraordinary statement to make. And then also, the impact that would have arisen from an escalation with an Iranian response would have led to greater global economic damage. We're already seeing a substantial impact of a war which ...