NEWS.com.au | Why Iraq needs Australian troops NEWS.com.au PRIME Minister Tony Abbott assured the nation this week that the latest $100-million-a-year deployment of Australian troops to Iraq was not “mission creep”. “It's making sure that we do what we reasonably can to protect ourselves as well as to protect Iraq and ... Doggedness ditched as Tony Abbott takes a reality check Tony Abbott hopes war can save his job Western politicians responsible for rise of Islamic State |