PM urges Australians to leave Lebanon due to ‘real risk of escalation’

PM urges Australians to leave Lebanon due to ‘real risk of escalation’

After the deaths of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders,it’s thought conflict in the region could heighten amid retaliatory strikes.

  • byOlivia Ireland andJosefine Ganko

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Wong says ‘rules are being bent,twisted and broken’ but avoids naming China as key actor

Wong says ‘rules are being bent,twisted and broken’ but avoids naming China as key actor

Australia US,India and Japan have called out Beijing’s aggression in the South China Sea and cyber espionage but stopped short of naming China directly.

  • byLisa Visentin
Greens staff lead Palestine protest movement,voice support for vandalism of Jewish MP’s office

Greens staff lead Palestine protest movement,voice support for vandalism of Jewish MP’s office

Social media posts by taxpayer-funded staffers also reveal support for “armed resistance”,offering a glimpse into the connection between the party and the wave of demonstrations since October 7.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Labor ‘breaks taboo’ to sanction Israelis after months of pressure

Labor ‘breaks taboo’ to sanction Israelis after months of pressure

Joining the US and UK in targeting Israeli settlers,Penny Wong said the individuals had been involved in violent attacks on Palestinians,including beatings,sexual assault and torture.

  • byPaul Sakkal andOlivia Ireland
Labor works to cool fear of Israel-Lebanon war as Wong lambasts Israel

Labor works to cool fear of Israel-Lebanon war as Wong lambasts Israel

As Israel’s parliament voted overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood,Wong used some of her strongest language to date to condemn Israeli Defence Force strikes.

  • byPaul Sakkal
The five names that shrouded a terrible anniversary

The five names that shrouded a terrible anniversary

At a service to mark the 10th anniversary of the shooting down of flight MH17,five names hung over those in attendance.

  • byShane Wright
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Higgins ‘steadfast in truth’ after Reynolds alleges plan to damage her career

Higgins ‘steadfast in truth’ after Reynolds alleges plan to damage her career

The former defence industry minister is suing Brittany Higgins for defamation over July 2023 social media posts.

  • byAngus Thompson
Australia takes rare step of blaming China for backing cyberattacks

Australia takes rare step of blaming China for backing cyberattacks

It is the first time Australian agencies have taken the lead in attributing cyberattacks to hacking group APT40 and naming the Ministry of State Security as a sponsor of the operations.

  • byDavid Crowe
Embattled MP slams Muslim Vote claim that Labor’s ‘weak on Palestine’

Embattled MP slams Muslim Vote claim that Labor’s ‘weak on Palestine’

Labor’s Peter Khalil has become the first MP to push back against claims made by a burgeoning pro-Palestinian political movement aiming to unseat Labor politicians.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Australian woman’s fury at DFAT over husband’s 1000 days in Iraqi jail

Australian woman’s fury at DFAT over husband’s 1000 days in Iraqi jail

Desree Pether says “the living hell” of the three years since her husband was arrested is made worse by DFAT’s “quiet diplomacy” policies.

  • byOlivia Ireland
‘Heartbreaking’:Penny Wong condemns abduction of Australian children in Japan

‘Heartbreaking’:Penny Wong condemns abduction of Australian children in Japan

Parents warn Tokyo’s two-year delay in implementing new laws could trigger a “dash to the finish line” to abduct more children.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andNatalie Clancy