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Vanuatu, Australia to sign new development pact

Already Vanuatu's largest foreign aid donor, Australia, is set to sign a new development assistance pact with the Melanesian nation within months.

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Playing the crime card: do law and order campaigns win votes in Australia?

Crime and public safety are usually the domain of state politics. But the Coalition tried to elevate them as key issues for voters in the recent federal election.

The Conversation

Australia lashes Israeli 'conquer, cleanse' comments

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has branded calls from an Israeli minister to conquer and cleanse Gaza as "abhorrent and outrageous", reiterating a ceasefire call.

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Wong condemns ‘abhorrent and outrageous’ comments by Netanyahu government members as global fury grows

UK suspends trade negotiations over ‘monstrous’ rhetoric as Gaza starvation worsens

The Guardian - AU

Pacific must not become a ‘military zone’ amid rise of China, New Zealand’s deputy PM warns

In an interview with the Guardian, Winston Peters says the world faces the ‘most uncertain time’ in 80 years ahead of talks with Australia's foreign minister

The Guardian - AU

Australia accuses Israel of politicising aid in Gaza

Penny Wong has joined a host of foreign ministers calling on Israel to allow full humanitarian aid including food and medicine into the besieged Gaza Strip.

AAP

Foreign minister seeks to calm Pacific climate concerns

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has returned to Fiji for her first standalone trip of the government's second term, just as it was when she took the office in 2022.

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Foreign minister to blitz key Pacific island states

Vanuatu, Tonga and Fiji are the first three Pacific island states on the foreign minister's itinerary as Australia continues to build influence in the region.

AAP

Plea for return of jailed Australian fighter in Ukraine

A captured Australian fighter jailed for 13 years by Russian forces was given a "sham trial" and should be treated as a prisoner of war, the government says.

AAP

Australian government ‘appalled’ at Russia’s ‘sham trial’ of Oscar Jenkins who was captured in Ukraine

The 33-year-old Melbourne man was convicted of being a ‘mercenary in an armed conflict’ by a Russian-controlled court

The Guardian - UK

Australian writer describes ‘unbearable suffering’ in Chinese jail to Albanese as health worsens

Australia says Yang’s letter is ‘message of profound courage, resilience and hope’

The Independent UK

‘Tears blur my vision’: Australian writer jailed in Beijing thanks Albanese for support in emotional letter

Yang Hengjun writes he can ‘only use a silent voice to thank you and all the people who care for and love me’

The Guardian - AU

UN agency finds Russia responsible for downing flight MH17 in 2014

The Netherlands and Australia brought the case against Russia before the Montreal-based global aviation agency in 2022.

Euronews

Russia is responsible for downing MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, global aviation agency's council finds

The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization has found Russia responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine with the loss of 298 lives more than a decade ago

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The Guardian - AU

UN body rules Russia responsible for downing of flight MH17 prompting calls for compensation

Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will work with Australia and the Netherlands to consider reparations

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Penny Wong Accuses Both The Greens & The Coalition Of ‘Spreading False Info’ On Gaza

She claimed the election result proved Australians “don’t want political leaders to amplify overseas conflict for their own purposes as the Greens and Liberals did”.

AAP

Australia-Pacific ties enhanced by Labor's election win

Improved relations with Solomon Islands and Vanuatu could be a goal of Labor's second term, with a huge step-up with Papua New Guinea already assured.

AAP

Solomons PM Manele hangs tough to remain in charge

A motion of no confidence in Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has been withdrawn, allowing his government to continue.

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Labor push 'bold agenda' as cabinet speculation mounts

Frontbenchers are playing down expectations that Labor could expand its policies from those put to voters, after gaining a large majority in the election.

The Independent UK

Australian conservative opposition leader loses seat in ‘Trump factor’ backlash

It comes days after Canada’s centrist Liberal Party stormed to victory in what will be seen as part of an international voter backlash against the Trump administration

AAP

Australia calls for Israel to end Gaza aid blockade

Australia has added its voice to calls from the UK, France and Germany for Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza with the population at risk of starvation.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update Election 2025: Dutton ‘verballing’ Indonesia’s president; PM confronted by rightwingers; and celebrities criticise all-female space trip

Labor comes out swinging against the opposition leader over his comments about possible Russian military encroachment before the facts were clear

The Guardian - AU

Bridget McKenzie admits she was wrong to claim Russia and China want Albanese to win election

Coalition frontbencher’s comments come after PM accuses Dutton of ‘verballing’ Indonesia’s president over Russian military encroachment

AAP

Dutton denies verballing Indonesian leader on Russia

Peter Dutton rejects claims he made false statements about the Indonesian president on Russian war planes, while Labor is also sidestepping questions.

The Guardian - AU

Lawyers for Australian student who lost eye during IDF raid in West Bank doubt Israel will investigate

Foreign minister Penny Wong has demanded full review into wounding of Ranem Abu-Izneid in November but legal team claim there have been ‘no updates’

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