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Australian missing in Turkey found alive but two still unaccounted for – as it happened

Foreign minister Penny Wong’s update comes after Sydney man reported among dead in earthquake tragedy

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2023

Indonesia and Australia promise new defence cooperation agreement despite AUKUS tensions

In a joint statement, the Australian and Indonesian defence ministers say they have instructed officials to begin negotiations to "elevate" the existing defence cooperation pact between the two countries to "an agreement that is binding under international law".

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Bangladesh calls for Australia to increase intake of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar

Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says many countries had substantially increased the number of Rohingya refugees they had taken, and he would like to see Australia take more people in.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Penny Wong overruled department by sending observer to anti-nuclear treaty meeting

Exclusive: FOI documents reveal officials were nervous that going to Vienna gathering would be a sign of Australia wanted to join the treaty

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2023

Afternoon Update: Greens to back voice after Thorpe quits; deadly Turkey earthquake; and Beyoncé breaks Grammys record

Indigenous voice to parliament stance sees Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe leave the party and move tot he crossbench

The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2023

Colleagues pay tribute to patriotic late senator Molan

Parliamentarians have paid tribute to the late senator and retired army general Jim Molan, who after a battle with cancer.

AAP · Feb 6, 2023

Push to refer Scott Morrison to privileges committee fails – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2023

Activists say Iran regime targeting families of Australian protesters

Since Background Briefing’s November investigation into surveillance of the Iranian diaspora in Australia, it’s received reports of harsh consequences for those who attend anti-government protests, and for their relatives.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2023

Cardinal Pell's funeral was a fresh affront to church abuse victims

Over two and a half hours, the full panoply of ritualistic church grandeur was deployed. There was no sign of chastened restraint, only defiance.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 3, 2023

Morning Mail: Albanese’s voice pledge, Turnbull raises Aukus sovereignty risk, Shell profits double

The prime minister will go ahead with the referendum even without bipartisan support, he tells us

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023