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Japan and Australia agree to increase joint military training

Japan and Australia have agreed to increase joint military training exercises as their government ministers shared concerns over China’s recent incursions into Japanese airspace and territorial waters

The Independent UK

Australia, Japan wargame as Chinese incursion condemned

Australia will join the largest on-land military exercise between Japan and the United States for the first time and look to boost maritime co-operation.

AAP

Purple cupcake row sees Iran summon Australian ambassador

Playful pictures of envoy were aimed at creating ‘supportive environment’ for same-sex people

The Independent UK

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Australia, Qatar talk Gaza ceasefire during PM's visit

Australia and Qatar have discussed de-escalating the conflict in the Middle East as the opposition pushes to stop Gazan asylum seekers arriving onshore.

AAP

Coalition senators split in voting on Ralph Babet motion on abortion – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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International Business Times

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.

AAP

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.

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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...

The Independent UK

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

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International Business Times

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.

AAP

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

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

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

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

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The Guardian - AU

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

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.

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