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Australia’s sea-dumping legislation: what is it and what does it mean for the marine environment?

Greens and David Pocock accused the government of doing the bidding of fossil fuel companies to allow new and expanded polluting projects

The Guardian - AU

Albanese says world must ‘distinguish between Hamas and Palestinian citizens’ amid pressure over response

Prime minister says all civilian deaths should be mourned as he faces criticism from both Greens and Coalition over Labor’s position on Gaza conflict

The Guardian - AU

Responsibility not to 'politicise' conflict: Albanese

The federal government is facing questions over its approach to the Hamas-Israel conflict and calls for a ceasefire.

AAP

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Jewish groups 'highly concerned' at Wong's Middle East comments, as Marles says Australian Jews don't feel safe

Jewish organisations have criticised Foreign Minister Penny Wong over her latest comments on the Israel-Gaza conflict, while Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has said Jewish Australians “have never felt less safe”.

The Conversation

Wong stresses safety ahead of release of detainees

Penny Wong says community safety was the top priority ahead of the release of detainees from immigration detention.

AAP

Penny Wong says ‘steps towards ceasefire’ in Israel-Hamas war ‘cannot be one-sided’

Australian foreign minister calls on Israel to show greater restraint around medical facilities and for Hamas to release hostages

The Guardian - AU

Australia seeks more stability from China ties: Wong

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says more work was needed to stabilise the relationship between Australia and China following recent leader talks.

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Albanese has threaded a needle between the US and China. Now he needs to do the same on Israel-Hamas at home

Australia is not a player in Middle East politics – but the domestic fallout from the conflict has significant implications for social cohesion

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Optus outage causes nationwide frustration; ketamine use hits record peak; and global wine production falls

Optus is gradually restoring services after a nationwide outage, but the cause remains unclear

The Guardian - AU

Australian family flees Gaza war-zone to safety

An Australian family of three has fled the violence-stricken Gaza Strip through the Rafah border into Egypt, but another 76 Australians remain in the war-zone.

AAP

Albanese turns focus to Pacific leaders' climate talks

Hundreds of leaders, officials and activists are meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum in the Cook Islands, with climate change a focus of the summit.

AAP

Australian PM meets Xi Jinping during historic China trip signalling thaw in frosty diplomatic ties

Australian PM invites Xi Jinping to Australia after ‘satisfying’ bilateral talks in China

The Independent UK

Albanese and Wong evoke Whitlam in bid to defrost China relations

Labor duo shrug off Arctic weather in Beijing to use re-enactment of their hero’s famous 1973 photo op to plot a new course out of the cold

The Guardian - AU

Albanese walks in Whitlam's steps, 50 years later

Half a century after Gough Whitlam became the first Australian prime minister to visit China, Anthony Albanese has walked in his footsteps.

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What Does An Israel-Palestine Ceasefire Mean & Where Does Australia Stand On It?

“The humanitarian situation in Gaza is horrific. Morgues are overflowing. Shops are empty. The sanitation situation is abysmal. An entire population is traumatised. Nowhere is safe.”

The Guardian - AU

Albanese China trip: PM meets Xi Jinping in Beijing and hails diplomatic thaw

Prime minister says visit is about ‘taking forward’ Australia’s relationship, while Chinese president welcomes ‘joint effort’ to improve ties

The Guardian - AU

Greens stage Senate walkout over Labor’s Israel-Hamas war response

Mehreen Faruqi leads boycott of question time to protest against claimed Albanese government inaction over conflict in Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Adelaide man thanks Australian officials for ‘relentless’ effort to get family of four home from Gaza

Arriving in Adelaide the father of two has thanked everyone who ‘felt their pain’ and praised ‘compassionate’ Dfat staff

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The Canberra Times

Farrell dashes home from historic China trip as Gallagher gets COVID

There's a need to back up Murray Watt in the Senate.

The Guardian - AU

Penny Wong: Israel needs to listen to calls for restraint from its friends or it risks Gaza conflict spreading

Writing for Guardian Australia, the foreign minister calls in the strongest terms yet for a two-state solution based on the dismantling of Hamas and an end to Israeli settlements

AAP

Australians evacuated in Gaza await flights home

Two dozen Australians who were able to leave Gaza will start arriving home as thousands gathered to call on the government to demand a ceasefire.

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What Is Australia’s Stance On Israel-Palestine? Albo’s Shifting View, Explained

About 1,400 Israelis were killed in Hamas' attack on October 7. Since then, more than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's bombardments.

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Selena Gomez Deletes Instagram After Her Israel-Palestine Post Sparked Backlash

What do we expect from celebrities right now?

The Guardian - AU

The PM is heading to China and the relationship with Beijing has thawed. But will trade ever return to normal?

Economic ties are expected to feature heavily during the first visit by an Australian PM since 2016, amid a gradual easing of export restrictions

AAP

Hope but uncertainty for Aussies in Gaza as exit opens

More Australians have escaped Gaza, crossing into Egypt to await commercial flights home as bombs continue to rain down on the besieged strip.

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