Melbourne pro-Palestine protest as it happened:Four arrested during protest as war in Middle East intensifies

Melbourne pro-Palestine protest as it happened:Four arrested during protest as war in Middle East intensifies

Thousands attended a pro-Palestine protest and march in Melbourne today,with police arresting four people for public order offences.

  • byCaroline Schelle

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Sydney pro-Palestine protest as it happened:Demonstrators gather in CBD on day before October 7 anniversary

Sydney pro-Palestine protest as it happened:Demonstrators gather in CBD on day before October 7 anniversary

Pro-Palestine protests will go ahead in Sydney’s CBD today. Our journalists and photographers are on the ground and will provide updates throughout the day.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Iran put the ball in Netanyahu’s court. Now the world awaits his chosen retaliation

Iran put the ball in Netanyahu’s court. Now the world awaits his chosen retaliation

The use of force to generate favourable changes has never paid off in the Middle East,but an uncontrollable explosion can still be avoided.

  • byAmin Saikal
Iran cannot set off a global oil crisis without hurting its biggest ally

Iran cannot set off a global oil crisis without hurting its biggest ally

Any move by Iran to disrupt oil supply would highlight an astonishing shift in the global balance of energy power.

  • byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard
Israel-Iran conflict live updates:Beirut comes under heavy missile fire;Australians urged to leave Lebanon

Israel-Iran conflict live updates:Beirut comes under heavy missile fire;Australians urged to leave Lebanon

Israeli strikes continue to rock Lebanon as Iran’s supreme leader expresses solidarity with Hezbollah and warns of further attacks against Israel. Follow our live coverage.

  • byEllen Connolly andMichaela Whitbourn
A word weaponised
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A word weaponised

Eva Shteinman neatly explains the misuse and abuse of the word antisemitism by both Zionists and those who uncritically support the government of Israel.

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Albanese condemns Iranian ambassador but rejects expulsion call

Albanese condemns Iranian ambassador but rejects expulsion call

Explosions have been reported near Beirut’s airport,which could close at any time,frustrating the government’s plans to help Australians flee.

  • byOlivia Ireland
As it happened Israel-Iran conflict updates:IDF tells more Lebanese towns to evacuate amid ground invasion;Hamas head killed in West Bank strike

As it happened Israel-Iran conflict updates:IDF tells more Lebanese towns to evacuate amid ground invasion;Hamas head killed in West Bank strike

The Middle East remains on high alert as the Israeli military orders evacuations from dozens of Lebanese towns and continues to bombard targets in Beirut.

  • byLynette Eyb,Angus Dalton andLachlan Abbott
As it happened Israel-Iran conflict updates:IDF strikes Beirut again;Israeli soldiers killed fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon

As it happened Israel-Iran conflict updates:IDF strikes Beirut again;Israeli soldiers killed fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israeli and Hezbollah troops clashed on the ground in Lebanon on Wednesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation,saying Iran “made a big mistake”.

  • byEllen Connolly,Jessica McSweeney andLachlan Abbott
Shrinkflation equation needs explanation

Shrinkflation equation needs explanation

Great planning means looking at infrastructure needs well into the future and that’s what the supermarkets are doing by buying up future sites,something governments are not good at doing – future hospitals,schools,and transport corridors left out of the equation.

‘No’,US will not support attack on Iran’s nuclear sites

‘No’,US will not support attack on Iran’s nuclear sites

Joe Biden spoke out after Israel’s security cabinet was reported to have resolved to take direct military action against Iran,perhaps in the next few days.

  • byPaul Nuki