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Families hope envoy finds Laos poisoning clarity

A seasoned diplomat has been sent to help find answers after a plea from devastated families almost two years following the overseas deaths of two teenagers.

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Donald Trump trashed global economic orthodoxy. A year on, did he leave Australia a winner or loser?

While tariffs have been ‘all show and no substance’, economists fear an AI investment bubble and tensions in the South China Sea, along with Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve’s independence

The Guardian - AU

Australian injured in fatal fire at Swiss ski resort

An Australian was caught up in a fire that engulfed a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party at an upscale Swiss ski resort.

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Families of Australians in Gaza flotilla plead for help

Family members of Australians detained while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza are calling for action as their relatives face deportation from Israel.

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‘I thought I was never going to get out’: Australian woman travelling to U.S. detained, stripped, and denied basic rights despite doing nothing wrong

This is the kind of thing you think only happens in North Korea.

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Dfat making ‘urgent inquiries’ after reports Australian man captured while fighting for Ukraine has been killed

Australian government holds ‘grave concerns’ for welfare of Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher from Melbourne

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32 Y.O. Australian Man Dies In LA Wildfires After Water Was ‘Switched Off’, Mother Claims

“I couldn’t put out the cinders on his roof with a hose because the water was switched off by@LVMWD Las Virgenes Municipal Water. Even the 50 brave firefighters had no water all day!”

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A Third Australian Is In Hospital Following Suspected Mass Methanol Poisoning In Laos

Eight people have been arrested in connection to the poisoning.

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Dutton ‘diminishes’ Australia on world stage by vowing to abolish First Nations ambassador, Wong says

It comes as the opposition leader says Gooreng Gooreng man Justin Mohamed is being flown around the world ‘doing I don’t know what’

The Guardian - AU

Australian girl confirmed as London stabbing victim

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed an 11-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a stabbing attack in central London is an Australian.

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Aussies fear being left behind in New Caledonia

An Australian couple fears being left behind by the government after being stranded for weeks in riot-hit New Caledonia.

AAP

Dutton says reports of WA boat arrival ‘disturbing’; Barnaby Joyce denies drinking problem – as it happened

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Qantas to help repatriate Australians from Israel starting Friday

Anthony Albanese has announced at least two new Qantas flights to begin evacuations as the death toll in the region mounts

The Guardian - AU

'Bring us home': Newcastle residents stranded in Israel

'By the hour, things become more desperate here.'

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The Guardian - AU

Kathryn Campbell retaining Aukus role would be ‘insult’ to robodebt victims, crossbenchers say

Former head of the Department of Human Services faces calls to resign after royal commission findings

The Guardian - AU

‘Much more ambitious’: Australia to deepen partnership with Nato as it opens Japan office

Rise of China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompt more coordination between Europe, North America and the Indo-Pacific, expert says

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Australian woman killed in car accident in central Sri Lanka

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says consular assistance is being provided to the family of an Australian woman killed in a car accident in Sri Lanka.

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Travelling overseas? Here's what the embassy will – and won't – do to help if you get in trouble

Australians are jetting back out into the world again. The numbers are still below pre-pandemic levels, but almost 1.1 million Australians left the country in December last year – compared to 1.3 million in December 2019. According to information provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, passport applications…

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