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Australian billionaires Anthony Pratt and Gina Rinehart praise Trump in US newspaper ads ahead of inauguration

Rinehart lauds ‘outstanding leader’ while Pratt says he is ‘honored to support your call to Make America Great Again’

The Guardian - AU

Thousands of imports enter Australia from firms blacklisted by US over alleged Uyghur forced labour links

Exclusive: Imports of a range of products, including parts for Sydney Metro vehicles, increase despite US bans on dozens of companies

The Guardian - AU

Pain lingers for Jews, Palestinians despite ceasefire

Hostages still captive by Hamas and a humanitarian crisis in Gaza where infants are dying are exacerbating community pain despite a ceasefire being heralded.

AAP

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Australia Mulls 'All Options' After Citizen Reported Killed By Russian Forces

Australia said Wednesday that "all options are open" in its response to the reported killing of one of its citizens after his capture by Russian forces in Ukraine.

International Business Times

Oscar Jenkins: Australia summons Russian ambassador over video of captured Melbourne man

Anthony Albanese vows ‘strongest action possible’ if reports of Oscar Jenkins’s killing turn out to be true

The Independent UK

Australia warns of ‘strongest possible action’ if citizen killed in Ukraine

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says gov’t working to verify report that volunteer fighter was killed by Russian forces.

Al Jazeera

Ceasefire spurs hope but war's social division lingers

Australia's Palestinian and Jewish communities have expressed hope at what a ceasefire in Gaza could mean but aren't optimistic about the spread of hate.

AAP

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Penny Wong 'honoured' to attend Trump's inauguration

Penny Wong will attend Donald Trump's inauguration, becoming the first foreign minister in recent memory to receive an invitation for the ceremony.

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Hiker found in Blue Mountains after six days – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia denounces Russia ahead of Kyiv embassy return

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has updated his Australian counterpart on Russia's invasion and asked for more aid to ensure a decisive victory.

AAP

Penny Wong reportedly chastised by Israeli foreign affairs minister over Australia’s stance on Gaza war

The Israeli foreign affairs minister, Gideon Sa’ar, reportedly claimed Australia distanced itself from Israel in its ‘most difficult year’

The Guardian - AU

Vanuatu counts earthquake cost with 14 dead, 200 hurt

More than a dozen people are dead after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Vanuatu but little is known about the extent of the damage further afield.

AAP

Major damage in Vanuatu earthquake, deaths feared

A response effort is underway in Port Vila after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu.

AAP

UK and Australia aim to boost defence and growth at summit in London

The Government is to set out a range of initiatives aimed at boosting security at home and around the world.

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Anti-Semitism denied following travel warning for Jews

A rise in anti-Semitism in Australia has sparked a travel warning from a Jewish human rights group as the prime minister vows any such acts won't be tolerated.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Albanese announces more funding for Jewish security, labels synagogue firebomb ‘terrorism’

In the reactions to incidents of antisemitism, many people observe a contrast between New South Wales Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

International Business Times

Melbourne Synagogue Fire An Act Of 'Terrorism': Australian PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday called a deliberately lit fire in a Melbourne synagogue an act of "terrorism" and warned about the "worrying rise in anti-Semitism" in Australia.

The Conversation

Australia has long aligned with the US on sanctions. With Trump’s return, this is an increasingly dangerous approach

Last month, US Republican lawmakers renewed calls to sanction officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in retaliation for the arrest warrants it issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

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'Line in the sand': Lidia Thorpe barred from parliament

Lidia Thorpe has been suspended from parliament after the senator she threw pieces of paper at Pauline Hanson, in a move described a "line in the sand".

AAP

Gaza aid demand echoes as ceasefire in Lebanon welcomed

Australians with families in the Middle East have cautiously welcomed a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon-based listed terror group Hezbollah.

AAP

Australia legally obliged to act on Israel war warrants

Australia can't choose what world court rulings it will adhere to, an expert says, after arrest warrants were issued for Israel's PM and ex-defence minister.

The Independent UK

Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at centre of largest national security trial

Key figures in ‘Hong Kong 47’ represent cross-section of city’s pro-democracy movement

The Independent UK

Foreign governments, rights groups criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists

Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups

AAP

'Strong case' to reopen Australia's embassy in Ukraine

As Russia's war on Ukraine hits 1000 days, a parliamentary inquiry has found a "strong case" for Australia to reopen its embassy in the capital Kyiv.

AAP

Australia 'gravely concerned' for activist's sentencing

The sentencing of an Australian pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong has drawn bipartisan condemnation over the crackdown on political freedoms by China.

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