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Australian family flees Gaza war-zone to safety

An Australian family of three has fled the violence-stricken Gaza Strip through the Rafah border into Egypt, but another 76 Australians remain in the war-zone.

AAP

Albanese turns focus to Pacific leaders' climate talks

Hundreds of leaders, officials and activists are meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum in the Cook Islands, with climate change a focus of the summit.

AAP

Australian PM meets Xi Jinping during historic China trip signalling thaw in frosty diplomatic ties

Australian PM invites Xi Jinping to Australia after ‘satisfying’ bilateral talks in China

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Albanese and Wong evoke Whitlam in bid to defrost China relations

Labor duo shrug off Arctic weather in Beijing to use re-enactment of their hero’s famous 1973 photo op to plot a new course out of the cold

The Guardian - AU

Albanese walks in Whitlam's steps, 50 years later

Half a century after Gough Whitlam became the first Australian prime minister to visit China, Anthony Albanese has walked in his footsteps.

AAP

What Does An Israel-Palestine Ceasefire Mean & Where Does Australia Stand On It?

“The humanitarian situation in Gaza is horrific. Morgues are overflowing. Shops are empty. The sanitation situation is abysmal. An entire population is traumatised. Nowhere is safe.”

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Albanese China trip: PM meets Xi Jinping in Beijing and hails diplomatic thaw

Prime minister says visit is about ‘taking forward’ Australia’s relationship, while Chinese president welcomes ‘joint effort’ to improve ties

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Greens stage Senate walkout over Labor’s Israel-Hamas war response

Mehreen Faruqi leads boycott of question time to protest against claimed Albanese government inaction over conflict in Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Muslim voters are disappointed with Labor’s weakness on Israel’s bombardment

Labor’s abstention from a UN resolution calling for ceasefire, as well as its refusal to condemn Israel’s atrocities, is causing anger in its Muslim heartlands.

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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

The Guardian - AU

Farrell dashes home from historic China trip as Gallagher gets COVID

There's a need to back up Murray Watt in the Senate.

The Canberra Times

Penny Wong: Israel needs to listen to calls for restraint from its friends or it risks Gaza conflict spreading

Writing for Guardian Australia, the foreign minister calls in the strongest terms yet for a two-state solution based on the dismantling of Hamas and an end to Israeli settlements

The Guardian - AU

Australians evacuated in Gaza await flights home

Two dozen Australians who were able to leave Gaza will start arriving home as thousands gathered to call on the government to demand a ceasefire.

AAP

What Is Australia’s Stance On Israel-Palestine? Albo’s Shifting View, Explained

About 1,400 Israelis were killed in Hamas' attack on October 7. Since then, more than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's bombardments.

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Selena Gomez Deletes Instagram After Her Israel-Palestine Post Sparked Backlash

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Albanese’s failure on Gaza isn’t just opportunism, it’s a return of the ALP’s White Australia racism

Labor only changes if you tear it a new one and make it wear it as a hat. Middle East groups must break away and run against it.

The Guardian - AU

The PM is heading to China and the relationship with Beijing has thawed. But will trade ever return to normal?

Economic ties are expected to feature heavily during the first visit by an Australian PM since 2016, amid a gradual easing of export restrictions

AAP

Hope but uncertainty for Aussies in Gaza as exit opens

More Australians have escaped Gaza, crossing into Egypt to await commercial flights home as bombs continue to rain down on the besieged strip.

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese to raise human rights and trade with Xi in first China visit by Australian PM since 2016

Ahead of trip signalling emergence from diplomatic deep freeze, Albanese also calls on Beijing to again allow Australian journalists to report from mainland

The Guardian - AU

Actor and Sydney peace prize winner Nazanin Boniadi urges Australia to sanction key Iranian officials

Activist says regime officials such as Eisa Zarepour, who did his PhD at University of NSW, should be disempowered and de-platformed

The Conversation

Australian MPs walk a difficult line on Israel-Hamas conflict

The failure of the Voice referendum appeared to confirm Australians broadly reject propositions they believe to be characterised by divisiveness. There are few geopolitical circumstances more polarising than the drastic flaring of conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australia toughens stance as Gaza death toll soars; woman found dead at Bendigo home; and Australians eat too much salt

Foreign minister Penny Wong says the world will ‘not accept’ continuing civilian deaths in Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Penny Wong urges Israel to ‘listen’ to friends and warns world won’t ‘accept continuing civilian deaths’

Foreign minister’s call comes as six former prime ministers issue joint statement expressing solidarity with Jewish and Palestinian communities

AAP

Optimism China might lift more export trade bans

There is growing optimism China could lift further tariffs on Australian products as Anthony Albanese prepares to visit the country.

The Guardian - AU

Icac says Berejiklian inquiry sent ‘clear message’ – as it happened

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