Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

Obviously, we keep our position under review but, at the moment, we are working closely with our coalition partners and the Iraqi government to ensure that our contribution is the most appropriate to support the transition of security responsibility to the Iraqis. Our forces are currently performing a security and training role in Al Muthanna and Dhi Qar provinces. Our ADF personnel are actively involved, with some 30 providing training support to the Iraqi army at the basic training centre in Tallil. Australia remains committed to Iraq. We continue to monitor and assess the situation. We are working towards the day when the Iraqi security forces will be able to manage on their own, but we will not cut and run and we will not leave the Iraqi people to the hands of the terrorists.