News live: families of Australian officials told to leave UAE amid ‘deteriorating security situation’; Northern Territory floods could last a week | Australia news

Penny Wong, the foreign affairs minister, announced that families of Australian officials posted to the United Arab Emirates have been told to leave due to deteriorating security. The Australian government is considering offering military support to Gulf nations facing strikes from Iran but will not participate in ground troop deployments. Wong also stated that more than 1,700 Australians have returned from the UAE and the government is contacting registered Australians when seats are available for direct flights. Age verification requirements for porn sites went into effect on Monday.