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Australia has been drawn further into the escalating Middle East conflict, with a military surveillance plane and 85 personnel deployed to the United Arab Emirates to help defend the nation from Iranian drone attacks.
The government says it amounts to "defensive" help for the UAE and troops won't take "offensive" action against Iran, but does it mean Australia is now at war?
We ask the Foreign Minister Penny Wong and hear from the Greens. 
Then, is the escalating conflict in the Middle East the first AI war? We hear from an expert tracking how artificial intelligence is being used across the conflict. 
And the Nationals have a new leader after the surprise resignation of David Littleproud - those details on the Wrap.
Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

The Sydney Writers' Festival has unveiled its program for 2026.
One of the main events features Australian-Palestinian writer Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, whose cancellation from the Adelaide Writers' Week earlier this year led to the entire event being cancelled.
GUEST: Ann Mossop, Artistic Director of the Sydney Writers' Festival

Earlier this year, bushfires tore through parts of Victoria, destroying hundreds of structures — and burning 400,000 hectares of land.
For farmers, BlazeAid was a lifeline — a team of volunteers to help clean up, and restore critical fencing.
Since 2009, the organisation has helped thousands of landowners care for themselves and their livelihoods — pumping money back into affected communities.
GUEST: Kevin Butler, co-founder BlazeAid

They came to represent their country at the Asia Cup; now a number of players will stay behind - seeking asylum from the nation they played for just days earlier.
The federal government has granted temporary humanitarian visas to five members of the Iranian women's football team, with the government expected to announce this morning that additional players have also stayed behind.
They join generations of Iranian-Australians who have fled the brutal theocracy - with Iran regularly among the top three countries of origin for Australia's humanitarian visa program.
GUEST: Moones Mansoubi, an Iranian-Australian woman working for Settlement Services International and coordinator of the Community Refugee Welcome Centre in Sydney's inner-west. 
PRODUCER: Eddy Diamond

Australia has been drawn further into the escalating Middle East conflict, with a military surveillance plane and 85 personnel deployed to the United Arab Emirates to help defend the nation from Iranian drone attacks.
The government says it amounts to "defensive" help for the UAE and troops won't take "offensive" action against Iran.
GUEST: Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs
PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle