SYDNEY — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday that “military assets” had been deployed to the Middle East as a contingency plan. “I thank those Australians going into a dangerous situation in order to help their fellow Australians,” Albanese told Australia’s parliament. The Australian leader did not give further details about the nature of the assets. Local outlet SBS News reported they were planes. /dl READ: Canada PM Carney says can’t rule out military participation in Iran war... Keep on reading: Australia PM says 'military assets' deployed to Middle East