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Peter Dutton says Australia should not accept Palestinians from Gaza due to ‘national security risk’

Coalition leader’s escalated rhetoric immediately rejected by senior Albanese government figures

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2024

Wong condemns deaths after Israeli air strike on school

Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has condemned the deaths of civilians after an Israeli missile strike on a school in Gaza.

AAP · Aug 11, 2024

Penny Wong condemns Israeli minister’s comments suggesting starvation in Gaza ‘might be justified’

Australian foreign minister joins UK, Germany and France in condemning comments made by Bezalel Smotrich and repeats calls for ceasefire

The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2024

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Wong condemns Israeli minister's starvation comments

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has joined international counterparts in slamming an Israeli minister's comments justifying the use of starvation on Gazans.

AAP · Aug 10, 2024

Travellers warned to avoid Bangladesh as unrest spreads

Political unrest in Bangladesh has heightened the risk to travellers who are now being told to avoid visiting the troubled South Asian nation.

AAP · Aug 7, 2024

Middle East ceasefire 'never more urgent': Wong

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has reiterated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East following talks with her US counterpart.

AAP · Aug 7, 2024

US plans more frequent bomber deployments to Australia amid China’s ‘escalatory behaviour’

Australia-US talks also turn to Middle East conflict as representatives ramp up calls for Gaza ceasefire

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2024

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Court hears of messages between barrister and senator – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2024

Australia-US satellite, travel plans cleared to land

Australians who regularly visit the US will soon find it easier to enter the country. The government also signed on to a US-led satellite mapping program.

AAP · Aug 6, 2024

US In 'Around-the-clock' Push Against Mideast War

US President Joe Biden held crisis talks on Monday on a potential Iranian counterattack on Israel as his administration said it was working around the clock to avoid all-out war in the Middle East.

International Business Times · Aug 5, 2024

Iran ambassador called in after 'hateful' comments

Comments calling for Israel to be wiped out have been denounced by Anthony Albanese, who confirmed Iran's ambassador to Australia had been summoned.

AAP · Aug 5, 2024

Australian Investigation Reveals Failures In Israeli Military Attack

Australian investigation into Gaza aid convoy attack reveals failures in defense procedures and mistaken identification, prompting calls for accountability...

Australia says Israel did not deliberately target World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in April in Gaza

Israeli military’s attack on aid convoy in Gaza in April that killed seven people was the result of serious failures of defense procedures, according to Australian investigation

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

Australia Blames 'Serious Failures' For Lethal Israeli Strike On Aid Convoy

An Israeli strike that killed seven charity workers in a Gaza aid convoy was the result of "mistaken identification" and a raft of other serious failures, the Australian government found in a report released Friday.

International Business Times · Aug 2, 2024

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AAP · Aug 2, 2024

Family wants new probe into aid worker deaths in Israel

An Australian aid worker's family wants more answers after a report into her death and that of six colleagues found the attack was "not deliberately directed".

The Conversation · Aug 1, 2024

View from The Hill: Dutton tells Netanyahu he’d improve relations with Israel, as danger for Australians in Lebanon rises

Peter Dutton has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top figures in a three-day visit to Israel this week that has further underlined the unravelling of bipartisanship towards that country.

AAP · Jul 31, 2024

Aussies told to leave Lebanon as contingencies prepped

Australians in Lebanon have been told to leave immediately as the security situation deteriorates and commercial flights are at risk of being grounded.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2024

Marles refuses to say when US B-52s will start NT deployment – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2024

Australian government scrambles to clarify stance on Golan Heights after Wong references ‘Israeli town’

Foreign minister’s ‘alarming’ phrasing echoes sovereignty recognised only by Israel and the US under the Trump administration, Palestine advocates say

AAP · Jul 30, 2024

Wong tours DMZ, condemns North Korean missiles

Australia is pledging to deepen co-operation with South Korea as the foreign minister tours the demilitarised zone and condemns North Korea's actions.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28, 2024

Wong announces new digital cable centre to limit China’s influence in Indo-Pacific

The new centre, staffed by Australians, will help Pacific island governments regulate important undersea cables and ‘share information’

Al Jazeera · Jul 27, 2024

ASEAN top diplomats discuss South China Sea disputes, Myanmar fighting

US Secretary of State Blinken, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang are seeking to expand their countries’ influence in region.

AAP · Jul 27, 2024

Myanmar urged to stop 'unsustainable' conflict by Wong

Conflict in Myanmar must prompt its military leaders to take a different path as the economic and civil conflict worsens, Foreign Minister Penny Wong warns.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2024

The bombshell legal ruling that made it impossible for Australia to delay sanctions against Israeli settlers

Labor is ‘carefully considering’ the ICJ findings on the occupied Palestinian territories – and soon it will have to give its view

The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2024

Afternoon Update: Australia’s sanctions on Israeli settlers; farmers take on daylight saving; and what a Trump presidency means for Australia

Sanctions imposed in response to ‘beatings, sexual assault and torture of Palestinians’, foreign minister Wong alleges

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