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Israel accuses Australia of forgetting ‘Hamas’s culpability’ for Gaza war as ministers consider UNRWA funding

Peter Dutton accuses Penny Wong of ignoring earlier warnings from Jewish leaders about risk of funding to UNRWA being misused

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand makes fresh aid pledge to Palestinians

After hearing from Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on her tour of the Middle East, NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters has pledged new aid for Palestine.

AAP

New Zealand steps up interest in Aukus as Pacific security concerns grow

Australia to send delegation to NZ ‘very shortly’ to brief on second pillar of Aukus alliance after ministers meet in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU

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UN aid agency's importance noted after funding stripped

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed the importance of the UN's humanitarian body in Palestine, days after Australia stripped its funding.

AAP

Australia signals desire to resume UNRWA funding to ensure ‘fewer children are starving’ in Gaza

Foreign minister Penny Wong says UN relief agency is the only organisation that can provide substantive support to occupied Palestinian territories

The Guardian - AU

Sanctions for banks, businesses linked to Myanmar junta

Australia has imposed targeted financial sanctions against two banks and three jet fuel suppliers with links to the Myanmar military junta.

AAP

NZ eyes place in AUKUS alliance after trans-Tasman trip

Australian foreign and defence ministers, Penny Wong and Richard Marles, have hosted their New Zealand counterparts for trans-Tasman security talks.

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Australia and top allies in talks over UN aid funding in Gaza

Albanese government is yet to publicly outline conditions to reinstate funding to UNRWA but it is unlikely to move before US or UK

The Guardian - AU

Former New Zealand PM urges Australia and west to reinstate UNRWA funding to avoid ‘catastrophic’ impact on Palestinians

Helen Clark’s call comes as Albanese government minister says halt in donations to refugee agency by more than 10 countries should be ‘as short as possible’

The Guardian - AU

Gaza aid pause slammed as 'collective punishment'

Palestine's envoy has expressed concern about Australia freezing funding to a United Nations organisation after allegations some staff were linked to Hamas.

AAP

David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours

Independent senator says depiction of Australia as part of ‘Pacific family’ is inconsistent with issuing approvals for new coal and gas projects

The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis: UK suspends support for UN’s Gaza aid agency after staff accused of involvement in Hamas attack on Israel – as it happened

UK joins US, Italy, Canada and Australia in suspending support for UNRWA following 7 October allegations

The Guardian - US

Tuvalu’s pro-Taiwan leader loses seat in closely watched election

Tuvalu is one of only 12 remaining diplomatic allies of Taipei amid growing US-China rivalry in the Pacific.

Al Jazeera

Australia pauses UN agency funding as staff investigated for suspected role in 7 October attack on Israel

Penny Wong says allegations are deeply concerning as UNRWA investigates several employees accused of taking part in Hamas attacks

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The Guardian - AU

Labor urged to recognise Palestinian state ‘without further delay’ after Israeli PM’s rejection of two-state solution

Palestinian diplomat Izzat Abdulhadi says Australia must do more than express disappointment at Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance

The Guardian - AU

Australia sanctions Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov over 2022 Medibank cyber-attack

Government uses cyber sanctions powers under Magnitsky laws for first time to target Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, alleged to be responsible for hack

AAP

Further sanctions against Middle East terror groups

Australia has imposed fresh sanctions against three groups and 12 people with links to proscribed terror groups Hamas, Hizbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

The Guardian - AU

Benjamin Netanyahu’s denial of Palestinian statehood undermines prospects for peace, Labor MP says

Criticism from the assistant foreign minister, Tim Watts, comes as backbencher says Israeli prime minister ‘is not a partner for peace’

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Newcastle Herald

High-speed rail will prove an expensive failure here, like elsewhere

Income from passenger fares will be insufficient to cover costs.

The Guardian - AU

Labor MP condemns Netanyahu’s rejection of Palestinian state as a step toward apartheid

Julian Hill labels Israeli prime minister’s position ‘appalling’ as he calls for financial consequences for Israeli settlers

AAP

Debate simmers as Wong returns from Middle East mission

Foreign Minister Penny Wong returns from the Middle East to criticism of the government's designation of the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.

The Guardian - AU

As Gaza crisis worsens, the Albanese government is on the defensive

Penny Wong engages in balancing act during trip to the Middle East while the political environment back home is fraught

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‘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.

AAP

More can be done for Australian jailed in China: friend

Dr Yang Hengjun has spent years detained in China, but with Beijing offering no signals of a potential release, the government must do more, an advocate says.

The Guardian - AU

BoM forecasts category three storm – as it happened

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