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Australia invests $125m to power renewables in Pacific

Australia will invest $125 million to support the move to renewable energy in the Pacific.

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Australia's diversity a mark of pride, says Penny Wong

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has revealed the hardship she experienced as an immigrant child after being honoured at the Asian Australian Leadership Awards.

AAP

Australia Breaks with US, Votes to Recognize 'Permanent Sovereignty' of Palestinians for the First Time

Australia broke away from the U.S. after the country voted to recognize the "permanent sovereignty" of Palestinians for the first time in a UN resolution.

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Australian finance to spark Indo-Pacific climate action

Cheap finance for climate projects is on offer from Australia for small businesses across the Pacific, Southeast Asia and South Asia.

AAP

Former ambassador to US accuses unnamed Sky News Australia presenters of campaign against Kevin Rudd

Dennis Richardson claims an effort to ‘make Rudd’s life untenable’ is at play, despite others also criticising Donald Trump in the past

The Guardian - AU

Australia Votes For Palestinian ‘Permanent Sovereignty’ At UN For The First Time In 2 Decades

Australia has supported a UN resolution recognising Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources for the first time in over 20 years.

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Minister defends UN vote for Palestine resource rights

Australia shifted its longstanding position on Israeli responsibility for damage from an oil spill and voted to support Palestinian resource sovereignty.

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Labor moves to cap huge political donations

The government is hoping to pass legislation that would prevent Clive Palmer-style campaign spending, and Australia has voted for a UN resolution recognising Palestine’s ‘permanent sovereignty’ over its resources.

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Did Canada really ban Australian news outlet for airing Jaishankar’s statement?

Amid strained ties between India and Canada, several mainstream news outlets falsely claimed that the latter blocked news outlet Australia Today’s website and Facebook page for airing a press conference by foreign minister S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong.

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This is fine: Risk of economic shocks aside, Australia has no need to worry about Trump, Labor says

The second Trump presidency will add a dose of unpredictability to the global economy. But there’s no reason to stress, Australia’s top politicians have said.

Crikey

Canada’s foreign ministry refutes claims of government ban on Australian diaspora outlet

Inaccessibility of The Australia Today social media channels linked to Meta policy

The Independent UK

Wong defends UN refugee agency delivering Palestine aid

A United Nations aid agency is best placed to deliver aid to Gaza and this fact must be acknowledged after Israel attacked its credibility, the government says.

AAP

Albanese says Trump call ‘very constructive’ as Dutton calls US president-elect ‘not somebody to be scared of’

PM fully briefed on ‘potential outcomes’ of US election and says Australia is prepared for Trump’s policies on security, economic and other issues

The Guardian - AU

Australian foreign minister raises allegations with Indian counterpart of targeting Sikhs in Canada

Australia’s foreign minister says she raised allegations with her Indian counterpart that India has targeted Sikh activists in Canada

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India assassination allegation raised as ministers meet

Australia has expressed concerns about Canadian allegations the Indian government was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist, which it denies.

AAP

Gaza crisis warning as Israeli aid agency ban condemned

Australia has joined a chorus of countries including Britain and Canada in condemning Israel's move to ban a Palestinian aid agency it accuses of terror links.

AAP

Australian aid for Lebanon lags 'like-minded countries'

Save the Children is calling on the Albanese government to double its latest commitment of $10 million in humanitarian assistance for Lebanon.

The Independent UK

Climate-threatened Pacific Islands criticize Australia at Commonwealth meeting

Several Pacific island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which opened in Samoa on Thursday

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Senator confirms 'hairs' oath after challenging King

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe has confirmed she swore allegiance to Queen Elizabeth's 'hairs', rather than heirs, when taking office.

AAP

Climate action call as King presides over leaders meet

Australia and wealthier Commonwealth nations are being told to pay the rent on climate action as the Pacific faces an existential threat from rising sea levels.

AAP

Vietnam on Australia's trade menu as Asia bears fruit

Senior Vietnamese ministers are meeting with their Australian counterparts as both nations work to expand trade opportunities and economic co-operation.

The Guardian - AU

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon criticise ‘apparently deliberate’ attack by Israeli forces – as it happened

Unifil says Israeli army fired at watchtower in direct hit; IDF says peacekeepers ‘not a target’

AAP

Australia admonishes Israeli, backs US Gaza aid call

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has condemned the number of civilian deaths in Gaza and backed an American ultimatum to Israel to force an rise in the flow of aid.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Penny Wong heckled over Palestine; Victorian schools counter ‘Andrew Tate-types’; and ‘amorous couple’ blamed for train station flooding

Pro-Palestine advocates interjected during the foreign minister’s speech at the University of Tasmania

The Guardian - AU

‘Blood on your hands’: Penny Wong heckled by pro-Palestine advocates as she gives humanitarian speech at university

Foreign affairs minister filmed walking away from podium as moderator asks some audience members to leave University of Tasmania venue

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