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Wong makes UAE visit on final leg of Middle East trip

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has held talks with counterparts from the United Arab Emirates during the final stage of her week in the Middle East.

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Morning Mail: Centrelink staff toilet breaks ‘timed’, ABC defends unfair dismissal claim, hospital treatment for two royals

Unions criticise ‘intrusive’ effort to reduce call wait times; Antoinette Lattouf brings case to Fair Work Commission

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Data shows ‘collapse’ in full-time roles – as it happened

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'No safe place': Aid group warns of relief delays

Aid organisations say the situation in Gaza means it would be several days before Australian relief funds for the region get on the ground.

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Afternoon Update: Sydney apartments at risk of collapse; Iran strikes ‘militant bases’ in Pakistan; and toxic chemicals found in Tasmanian penguins

Property developer Greenland has been given 14 months to fix defects in the apartments at Macquarie Park

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Israeli forces kill 10 in West Bank – as it happened

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Australia can’t demand ceasefire assurance: Penny Wong

During the first stop on her Middle East tour, Australia’s foreign minister has called for peace without expressly demanding a ceasefire.

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Penny Wong affirms ‘solidarity’ with Israel as she meets with Hamas hostage relatives

Foreign affairs minister used meeting with Israeli counterpart and president to say Australians also have ‘strong concerns about the civilian death toll’ in Gaza

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Teals to pressure government over emissions

The Teals will demand a 75% reduction in emissions by 2035 if they hold the balance of power after next year’s election, and Penny Wong treads carefully over South Africa’s genocide case against Israel.

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Wong sounds alarm over civilian deaths and 'just' peace

Penny Wong has shared Australia's concerns about the "dire" humanitarian situation in Gaza and the rising number of Palestinians being killed.

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Labor to increase humanitarian funding as Penny Wong warns she is ‘gravely concerned’ by Gaza conditions

Foreign minister begins Middle East visit by announcing funding for those in Occupied Palestinian Territories affected by conflict and to address refugee crisis

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Sky News Australia overhauls coverage for 2024

There are new programs and new faces at the news network as it ramps up its political coverage for the year ahead.

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Queensland forecast upgraded – as it happened

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Humanitarian aid boost for Middle East unveiled

Penny Wong has pledged a further $21.5 million in humanitarian aid for the Middle East, following the first stop on her trip to the region.

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Albanese says Australia will not participate in ICJ case against Israel and instead focus on ‘political solution’

Prime minister suggests court cases won’t bring peace between Israel and Palestine, as Penny Wong sets off for a trip to the Middle East

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Wong bound for Israel

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong will fly to the Middle East today where she will meet victims of Israeli and Hamas violence, and the Victorian government bailed out Tennis Australia to the tune of $63 million.

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Morning Mail: Danes celebrate coronation, concerns for children in Cairns custody, Djokovic survives Open scare

King Frederik and Queen Mary take the throne after Margrethe abdicates

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War of words over foreign minister's Middle East trip

Jewish groups are calling for the foreign minister to visit the site of a massacre while Palestinians want Penny Wong to take a stronger stance against Israel.

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Gaza refugees urge Australia on safe passage of family

A refugee who escaped to Australia from the bombing of Gaza fears for those she left behind, as the Palestinian community pleads for urgent government help.

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Gaza children being killed or mutilated in ‘very extreme’ numbers, Australian doctor says

Reporting what is being directly witnessed by MSF healthcare workers does not indicate loss of neutrality, Natalie Thurtle stresses

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Biggest spending politicians revealed in expenses data

The release of parliamentary expenses data shows the amount Anthony Albanese charged taxpayers for travel, in addition to the biggest spenders.

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End this ‘intolerable situation’ in Gaza

More than 200 current and former federal and state MPs and local councillors have signed a letter calling for a ‘permanent ceasefire’ in Gaza and accusing Israel of ‘domination’ of Palestinians, and NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles faces more opprobrium after another potential shares scandal.

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Australia condemns settler violence in the West Bank

Australia is one of 14 nations condemning "record high" settler violence against Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank.

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Australia pledges $265m to support refugees overseas

The Australian government has pledged financial aid for refugees in response to what Penny Wong dubbed the largest displacement crisis in modern history.

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Labor’s ‘policy shift’ on Gaza may have been inelegant, frayed and contested, but was in no way incoherent

As adversity increases and polarisation reasserts itself as the national default, everything gets harder for the incumbents

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