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Passport to corruption: Hundreds of millions in DFAT contracts were rotten from the start

Dodgy and unethical behaviour in the Australian Passport Office cost taxpayers hundreds of millions. Why did DFAT try to keep it secret?

Crikey

Foreign affairs won’t say how many Australians have been killed in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel

DFAT won’t answer Crikey’s questions on the fighting in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, nor explain on the record why it chooses to remain silent.

Crikey

‘If you want us to die, we need to know’: hundreds of thousands of Afghans are waiting for visas to Australia – and time is running out

Some managed to evacuate. Many left behind, including the family of Afghan Australians, live in fear of ‘beatings’ or of simply ‘disappearing’

The Guardian - AU

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PM sidesteps immunity question on drunken street fight

Trans-Tasman diplomats are working through the case of an Australian diplomat's partner allegedly involved in a late-night drunken fight in Wellington.

AAP

Australia financially assisting some citizens to leave Lebanon as Israel launches ground incursion

It is thought there are 15,000 Australians in Lebanon, and plans for an emergency evacuation have been in place for months

The Guardian - AU

London stabbing victim an 11-year-old Australian

The victim of a random attack in London this week was revealed to be a young Australian girl, and mortgage holders are spending record amounts of their income on their loans.

Crikey

Documents reveal why Australia voted yes in key UN motion on Palestinian membership

Exclusive: Internal advice shows Australia never seriously considered voting against resolution to boost status of Palestinian mission, despite positions of US and Israel

The Guardian - AU

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Hunter family stranded in rioting New Caledonia finally returning home

The family don't know how long they will be stranded.

Newcastle Herald

'Asset to Australia': Much-loved emergency doctor escapes Gaza war zone

'He volunteered his time and risked his life to go save lives.'

Newcastle Herald

Three questioned in Mexico as concerns grow for missing Perth brothers

Siblings Callum and Jake Robinson went missing on a surfing trip to the Baja California region

The Guardian - AU

Australian Government Urges Citizens In Israel To Depart Immediately

DFAT advises Australians in Israel to consider leaving due to high security risks. Stay vigilant and informed for safety.

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World recoils following Israeli attack on aid convoy

Seven killed including Australian, Polish and UK citizens in an Israeli air attack in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah.

Al Jazeera

Sydney man’s wife and three children to be evacuated from war-torn Gaza

Mohammed Almassri says after months of seeking urgent help, Dfat has told him the family will be evacuated from Rafah on Saturday or Sunday

The Guardian - AU

Australian officials scrambled to understand allegations before Unrwa funding suspended, documents show

Exclusive: Dfat official said there was ‘precious nothing in the public domain’ on claims against aid agency hours before pause announced

The Guardian - AU

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The Guardian - AU

‘They live in a tent now’: the desperate plight of Australian children trapped in Gaza

Sydney father Mohammed Almassri hopes to overcome visa complications so his loved ones can flee the besieged city of Rafah

Crikey

Fans and media rush to defend ‘sound of whiteness’ Swift

Accusations that Taylor Swift is unwilling to get political roundly rebuked, DFAT documents show why Penny Wong voted for ceasefire in December, and former ‘No’ campaigners are spending big in Dunkley.

The Guardian - AU

From a ‘pause’ to a humanitarian ceasefire: emails reveal why Australia shifted its position on Gaza

Exclusive: Documents obtained by Guardian Australia show confidential advice given to the foreign minister, Penny Wong, before she authorised ‘yes’ vote at UN

Crikey

FOI reveals ScoMo-Hockey party list, plus a potted history of parliamentary doxxing

Take a look inside the five year fight to uncover who Scott Morrison and Joe Hockey entertained at a Washington garden party. Plus plenty more tips and murmurs from the Crikey bunker.

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Crikey

‘Extremely urgent’: Emails reveal Gareth Evans lobbied Penny Wong to speed up Afghan refugee intake

Recently released documents show the dilemmas faced by the Australian government in the lead up to the expulsion of Afghan refugees from Pakistan late last year.

The Canberra Times

China asks Australia for 'trust' as it struggles to shed tense relations

But officials have put Australia on notice after a particular DFAT statement.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government refuses to reveal stance on UN genocide case against Israel

Dfat vows to ‘convey concerns’ over inflammatory remarks from Israeli officials but does not commit to backing South Africa’s case in the international court of justice

Crikey

Australia looks ‘weak’ if it can’t solve ‘hostage crisis’ of man jailed in Iraq

On January 2, Robert Pether will mark 1,000 days in an Iraqi cell. His lawyer says the federal government has to ‘up its game’.

The Guardian - AU

Australia denounces Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Government joins more than a dozen countries to say settlers are ‘terrorising’ Palestinians in ‘unacceptable’ violence

The Canberra Times

Why it's the right time for Fred Smith to 'move on'

There are songs about such subjects as isolation and love.

The Guardian - AU

Adelaide man thanks Australian officials for ‘relentless’ effort to get family of four home from Gaza

Arriving in Adelaide the father of two has thanked everyone who ‘felt their pain’ and praised ‘compassionate’ Dfat staff

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