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SYDNEY – Australia is grappling with the difficult question of whether future decisions to go to war should be in the hands of the Prime Minister or Parliament amid concerns about the growing risk of conflict in the region. The ruling Labor party launched an inquiry into how Australia makes the decision to send troops to war after a push by some party members who believe that the power should not rest entirely – as it does now – with the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Instead, they want Parliament to be able to approve or scrutinise future deployments. But the...
