Coalition warns against requiring parliamentary vote to commit Australia to war

Reform advocates to tell Labor-led inquiry into military deployment that MPs should be accountable for consequences of war

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The federal Coalition has warned against curbing the Australian government's power to deploy troops to overseas conflicts, with an inquiry considering if such action should require a parliamentary vote.

Reform advocates will use the parliamentary inquiry to argue Australia should follow other democracies in requiring parliamentarians to authorise wars so elected representatives are accountable for the consequences.

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